Abstract: Chiral amines are important building blocks in the pharmaceutical industry, and the biocatalytic synthesis of these compounds using ω-transaminases has been increasingly studied in recent years. In principal, asymmetric synthesis of chiral amines from a prochiral ketone is the preferable route, but it is often hampered by an unfavourable equilibrium position and product inhibition. An effective method for product removal is therefore necessary to drive the reaction towards product formation. In a recent study (Rehn et al., 2014) [29] we report...
(read more)
Topics: 
Combinatorial chemistry
Organic chemistry
Chemical engineering