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Open AccessNonionic surfactants and their effects on asymmetric reduction of 2-octanone with Saccharomyces cerevisiae
In an aqueous buffer system, serious reverse and side reactions were found in the asymmetric reduction of 2-octanone with Saccharomyces cerevisiae. However, some nonionic surfactants added to the aqueous buffer s...
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