Abstract
A screening among bacterial strains isolated from water-brine interface of the deep hypersaline anoxic basins (DHABs) of the Eastern Mediterranean was carried out for the biocatalytical resolution of racemic propyl ester of anti-2-oxotricyclo[2.2.1.0]heptan-7-carboxylic acid (R,S)-1, a key intermediate for the synthesis of d-cloprostenol. Bacillus horneckiae 15A gave highly stereoselective reduction of (R,S)-1, whereas Halomonas aquamarina 9B enantioselectively hydrolysed (R,S)-1; in both cases, enantiomerically pure unreacted (R)-1 could be easily recovered and purified at molar conversion below 57–58 %, showing the potential of DHAB extremophile microbiome and marine-derived enzymes in stereoselective biocatalysis.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 144-152 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Marine Biotechnology |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 30 2014 |
Bibliographical note
KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01Acknowledgements: F. Mapelli was supported by the Universita degli Studi di Milano, DeFENS, European Social Fund (FSE) and Regione Lombardia (Contract "Dote Ricerca"). This work was supported by the European Community FP7-KBBE.2012.3.2-02 project MACUMBA, grant agreement N. 311975.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Aquatic Science
- Biotechnology