Progress of Enantioselective Nitrile Biotransformations in Organic Synthesis

Abstract

Recent progress of enantioselective biotransformations of nitriles including various functionalized nitriles, ?-hydroxy and ?-amino nitriles, oxirane- and aziridine-containing carbonitriles is summarized in this short review article.

Keywords

• Amidase
• Amide
• Carboxylic acid
• Nitrile biotransformations
• Nitrile hydratase