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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 1992
Filed:
May. 14, 1990
Charles R Eck, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Paul C Ahrens, Corvallis, OR (US);
Rae M Saltzstein, McMinnville, OR (US);
Synthetech, Inc., Albany, OR (US);
Abstract
A method for resolving racemic mixtures of compounds having the formula ##STR1## or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof that includes the steps of reacting the OR.sub.3 group of either compound with an esterifying agent in the case where R.sub.3 is H or a lower alkyl group; sujecting the compound to the action of an esterase capable of preferentially hydrolyzing either the (+) or (-) enantiomeric form of the compound; and separating the unhydrolyzed compound from the hydrolyzed compound.
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