Biotechnology Letters, Vol.28, No.7, 511-513, 2006
A simple and green procedure for the microbial effective synthesis of 1-phenylethyl alcohol in both enantiomeric forms
Both R- and S-phenylethyl alcohol of high enantiomeric purity (98%) and with a satisfactory yield (40-80%) were obtained by bioreduction of acetophenone, catalyzed by whole cells of baker's yeast.