| Literature DB >> 6083780 |
W McIntire, D J Hopper, J C Craig, E T Everhart, R V Webster, M J Causer, T P Singer.
Abstract
Enzymic hydroxylation of 4-ethylphenol by (a) Pseudomonas putida and (b) highly purified p-cresol methylhydroxylase gave optically active 1-(4'-hydroxyphenyl)-ethanol. The products were transformed into the phenolic methyl ethers and shown to contain 69.5% and 65.6%, respectively, of the (S)-(-)-isomer. The stereochemistry of the reaction is discussed in terms of three distinct steps occurring at the active site of the enzyme.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6083780 PMCID: PMC1144472 DOI: 10.1042/bj2240617
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857