Bauer, R. published the artcileEnantioselective hydrolysis of racemic 2-phenylpropionitrile and other (R,S)-2-arylpropionitriles by a new bacterial isolate, Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain d3, COA of Formula: C16H13NO, the main research area is Agrobacterium phenylpropionitrile arylpropionitrile enantioselective hydrolysis; nitrile hydratase enantioselectivity Agrobacterium; amidase enantioselectivity Agrobacterium.
Bacteria were enriched from soil samples with succinate as C source and racemic 2-phenylpropionitrile as sole N source. One of the isolates, strain d3, converted (R,S)-2-phenylpropionitrile with high enantioselectivity to (S)-2-phenylpropionic acid. Strain d3 was identified as Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Resting cells hydrolyzed 2-phenylpropionitrile via 2-phenylpropionamide to 2-phenylpropionic acid. Racemic 2-phenylpropionitrile as well as 2-phenylpropionamide were converted to (S)-2-phenylpropionic acid with an enantiomeric excess >96%. The nitrile hydratase and the amidase preferentially both converted the S enantiomer of their resp. substrates. These 2 enzymes were induced in the presence of (R,S)-2-phenylpropionitrile but only in the absence of NH3. In addition to 2-phenylpropionitrile, strain d3 utilized various aliphatic and aromatic nitriles as N sources. Resting cells of strain d3 also converted (R,S)-2-phenylbutyronitrile, ibuprofen nitrile, ketoprofen nitrile, and α-aminophenylacetonitrile with high enantioselectivity. The nitrile- and amide-converting enzyme activities were also found in cell-free extracts
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology published new progress about Rhizobium radiobacter. 42872-30-0 belongs to class nitriles-buliding-blocks, name is 2-(3-Benzoylphenyl)propanenitrile, and the molecular formula is C16H13NO, COA of Formula: C16H13NO.
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