1.1.1.B4 synthesis ethyl benzoylformate is asymmetrically reduced by the purified enzyme, using an additional coupled NADH regeneration system, with 95% conversion and in an enantiomeric excess of 99.9% -, 721911 1.1.1.B4 synthesis the enzym is useful in production of chiral compounds for organic synthesis -, 684583 1.1.1.B4 synthesis the enzyme can be used for stereospecific interconversion of (R)-1-phenylethanol and (S)-1-phenylethanol via the oxoform together with the (S)-specific secondary alcohol dehydrogenase using whole cells as biocatalysts that include the required cofactor regenration system, method, overview. Optically pure secondary alcohols are widely used in pharmaceuticals, flavors, agricultural chemicals and specialty materials -, 725726 1.1.1.B4 synthesis the enzyme is coupled with formate dehydrogenase and co-immobilized on SiO2 particles, the system is used for continuous catalytic conversion of beta-hydroxyacetophenone to optically pure (r)-phenylethanediol with in situ NADH regeneration and recycling. Reusable system, method overview -, 742305 1.1.1.B4 synthesis the enzyme might be useful in application as a replacement of chemical synthesis of aromatic chiral beta-amino alcohols 743703 1.1.1.B4 synthesis using recombinant Escherichia coli cells expressing Sdr, a yield of 82.5% for (R)-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethanol can be achieved within 12 h at a substrate concentration of up to 1000 M -, 739942