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(2R, 4R)-2,4-Pentanediol was obtained by the enatioselective reduction of acetylacetone (2,4-pentanedione) with the resting cells of methanol yeast,Candida boidinii KK912 (IFO 10574). (2R, 4R)-2,4-Pentanediol was also obtained by the stereoinversion of the isomeric mixture of 2,4-pentanediol.
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Matsumura, S., Kawai, Y., Takahashi, Y. et al. Microbial production of (2R, 4R)-2,4-pentanediol by enatioselective reduction of acetylacetone and stereoinversion of 2,4-pentanediol. Biotechnol Lett 16, 485–490 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01023330
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