Biotransformation of alkenes by Rhodococcus OU

Epoxides are an important class of synthons, produced in large quantities (notably epoxyethane and epoxypropane) for the manufacture of polymers. Reaction of epoxides with nucleophiles is stereospecific, offering a route to homochiral pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals from homochiral epoxides. With...

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Main Author: Hunt, Jonathan Ralph
Published: University of Warwick 1991
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.317819