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Recent advances in biotechnological applications of alcohol dehydrogenases

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Alcohol dehydrogenases (ADHs), which belong to the oxidoreductase superfamily, catalyze the interconversion between alcohols and aldehydes or ketones with high stereoselectivity under mild conditions. ADHs are widely employed as biocatalysts for the dynamic kinetic resolution of racemic substrates and for the preparation of enantiomerically pure chemicals. This review provides an overview of biotechnological applications for ADHs in the production of chiral pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals.

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Zheng, YG., Yin, HH., Yu, DF. et al. Recent advances in biotechnological applications of alcohol dehydrogenases. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 101, 987–1001 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-016-8083-6

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