Hydrolysis of Ibuprofen Nitrile and Ibuprofen Amide and Deracemisation of Ibuprofen Using Nocardia corallina B-276
A novel application of whole cells of Nocardia corallina B-276 for the deracemisation of ibuprofen is reported. This microorganism successfully hydrolysed ibuprofen nitrile to ibuprofen amide, and ibuprofen amide to ibuprofen, using a suspension of cells in a potassium phosphate buffer solution (0.1...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2012-03-01
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Series: | Molecules |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/17/3/3148/ |