Author:Brady, D; Beeton, A; Zeevaart, J; Kgaje, C; Van Rantwijk, F; Sheldon, RADate:Mar 2004Bio-catalytic transformations converting aromatic and arylaliphatic nitriles into the analogous related amide or acid were investigated.These studies included synthesis of the beta-substituted nitrile 3-hydroxy-3-phenylpropionitrile, subsequent ...Read more
Author:Frederick, J; Brady, D; Dirr, HDate:Oct 2006A versatile nitrile-degrading bacterium, Rhodococcus rhodochrous ATCC BAA-870, was isolated through enrichment culturing of soil samples from Johannesburg, South Africa. Useful nitrile-metabolising activity of a potential biocatalyst, Rhodococcus ...Read more