Sprouted green peas have been used for the first time as biocatalysts
for enantioselective reduction of prochiral ketones. The reactions
are highly enantioselective to furnish chiral alcohols in good yields.
The sprouted peas as biocatalysts are a cheap and easy way for generating
some interesting chiral alcohols. This process is efficient and
convenient to produce chiral secondary alcohols in water.
biocatalysis - ketones - enantioselective - chiral alcohols
