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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 1994
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Chi-Huey Wong, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Curt W Bradshaw, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P / ; C12P / ; C12P / ; C12P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435122 ; 435126 ; 435130 ; 435131 ; 435148 ; 435189 ; 435190 ; 435280 ; 435853 ;
Abstract
The present invention discloses the preparation of R-configured trialkylsilylethynyl .alpha.-alcohols from similarly substituted .alpha.-ketones, and vice versa, catalyzed by the alcohol dehydrogenase of Lactobacillus kefir, ATCC No. 35411. Also disclosed is the acceptance or transfer of a hydride ion from or to the pro-R face of NADPH or NADP, respectively, as catalyzed by that enzyme.