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SUBMITTER: Mutti FG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4883652 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Science (New York, N.Y.) 20150901 6255
α-Chiral amines are key intermediates for the synthesis of a plethora of chemical compounds at industrial scale. We present a biocatalytic hydrogen-borrowing amination of primary and secondary alcohols that allows for the efficient and environmentally benign production of enantiopure amines. The method relies on a combination of two enzymes: an alcohol dehydrogenase (from Aromatoleum sp., Lactobacillus sp., or Bacillus sp.) operating in tandem with an amine dehydrogenase (engineered from Bacillu ...[more]