Kinetic resolution of racemic 2-amino-1-butanol with penicillin G acylase enzyme immobilised in gelatin gels

M.Adharvana Chari, A.Jeevanram

Abstract

Racemic 2-amino-1-butanol has been resolved to obtain (S)-2-amino-1- butanol with >99% e.e. via enantio- selective hydrolysis of its N-phenyl acetyl derivative with penicillinG acylase immobilized on gelatinmatrix.

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