High Enantioselectivity and Broad Substrate Specificity of a Carbonyl Reductase: Toward...

Reports on the high enantioselectivity and broad substrate specificity of a carbonyl reductase. Overview on the procedure for the purification of the enzyme and asymmetric reductions; Obtaining optically active alcohols useful for organic synthesis by the enzymatic reductions; Transformation of aliphatic and aromatic ketones; Stereochemical trend in the enzymatic reductions.