Stereochemistry of 1-(4'-hydroxyphenyl)ethanol produced by hydroxylation of 4-ethylphenol by p-cresol methylhydroxylase.
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ABSTRACT: Enzymic hydroxylation of 4-ethylphenol by (a) Pseudomonas putida and (b) highly purified p-cresol methylhydroxylase gave optically active 1-(4'-hydroxyphenyl)-ethanol. The products were transformed into the phenolic methyl ethers and shown to contain 69.5% and 65.6%, respectively, of the (S)-(-)-isomer. The stereochemistry of the reaction is discussed in terms of three distinct steps occurring at the active site of the enzyme.
SUBMITTER: McIntire W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1144472 | biostudies-other | 1984 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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