Stereo and chemoselective enzymatic reduction of azido functionality: Synthesis of 4-β-aminopodophyllotoxin congeners by baker's yeast
✍ Scribed by Ahmed Kamal; B. Laxminarayana; N. Lakshmi Gayatri
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 189 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0040-4039
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✦ Synopsis
4B-Aminopodophyllotoxin congeners have been synthesized by the stereoselective biocatalytic reduction of the 4-azidopodophyllotoxins employing baker's yeast in excellent yields under mild conditions.
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