Earthworm is a versatile and sustainable biocatalyst for organic synthesis.

A crude extract of earthworms was used as an eco-friendly, environmentally benign, and easily accessible biocatalyst for various organic synthesis including the asymmetric direct aldol and Mannich reactions, Henry and Biginelli reactions, direct three-component aza-Diels-Alder reactions for the synt...

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Main Authors: Zhi Guan, Yan-Li Chen, Yi Yuan, Jian Song, Da-Cheng Yang, Yang Xue, Yan-Hong He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4141794?pdf=render