The present invention provides a novel hydrolase that can industrially produce optically highly pure (1S,2S)-1-alkoxycarbonyl-2-vinylcyclopropane carboxylic acid with high efficiency at low costs, and a production method using the hydrolase.

The invention provides methods of synthesizing compounds in an asymmetric or enantioenriched fashion, wherein the compounds are useful intermediates in the synthesis of viral protease inhibitors.

The invention provides methods of synthesizing a viral protease inhibitor in high yield, without using expensive catalysts or challenging reaction conditions.

The present invention provides a method for producing an atropisomer of a pyrrole derivative having excellent mineralocorticoid receptor antagonistic activity, and an intermediate thereof. A method for producing an atropisomer of a pyrrole derivative using a compound represented by (B) [wherein R.sup.1 represents a C1-C4 alkyl group, and R.sup.2 represents a 2-hydroxyethyl group or a carboxymethyl group] as a production intermediate. ##STR00001##

The present invention relates to a process for carbonylating allyl alcohols at low temperature, low pressure and/or low catalyst loading. In an alternative embodiment, an acylation product of the allyl alcohol is used for the carbonylation. The present invention likewise relates to the preparation of conversion products of these carbonylation products and specifically of (−)-ambrox.

Provided is a method for resolving an optical isomer from a racemate by using supercritical fluid extraction technology. The method is mainly applied to the separation of a product obtained after enzymatic resolution. Taking a preparation process of D-pantolactone as an example, the key point is to separate D-pantolactone and L-pantolactone from an enzymatic resolution liquid by means of supercritical fluid extraction.

Disclosed is a method for resolving an optical isomer from a racemate by means of electrodialysis. Specifically, an electrodialysis technique is used in an enzymatic resolution process, mainly in the separation of products after enzymatic resolution. Taking a preparation process for D-pantolactone as an example, the key point is that D-pantoic acid and L-pantolactone are separated from an enzymatic resolution solution by means of an electrodialysis method, which replaces the existing organic solvent extraction method. The process method is simple and easy to operate, has a high yield of D-pantoic acid of a good purity, greatly reduces the usage amount of an organic solvent, reduces production costs and is environmentally friendly, such that the working environment of workers can be improved to a great extent, and the operation safety index is improved.

The invention belongs to the field of bioengineering and food technology, and discloses a method for enzymatic resolution of chiral substances, including the following steps: (1) preparing an enzyme solution with a lipase concentration of 1-3000 U/mL, and adding a soluble salt, a hydrophilic solvent and a hydrophobic solvent to the enzyme solution to form a three-liquid phase system; the hydrophobic solvent contains esters or amide compounds composed of racemic chiral compounds; (2) subjecting the three-liquid phase system to enzyme-catalyzed reaction under stirring condition; after the reaction is completed, standing or centrifuging the three-liquid phase system to divide it into three layers, which are a upper liquid layer, a middle liquid layer and a lower liquid layer from top to bottom. The optically pure chiral product after hydrolysis is mainly rich in the middle liquid layer or the lower liquid layer, while the upper liquid layer product is another ester or amide product containing an optically pure chiral product. The method has the advantages of low energy consumption, high raw material utilization rate, and mild reaction conditions, and solves the problems of low chiral resolution efficiency, poor chiral selectivity, low recovery rate, and difficulty in industrialization in the existing enzymatic method.

The present invention provides a novel hydrolase that can industrially produce optically highly pure (1S,2S)-1-alkoxycarbonyl-2-vinylcyclopropane carboxylic acid with high efficiency at low costs, and a production method using the hydrolase.

The invention discloses a strain of Acinetobacter and use thereof in the production of chiral 3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid. Its taxonomic name is Acinetobacter sp., which is deposited on Jan. 21, 2019 at the China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center, under accession number CGMCC No. 17220. Using the Acinetobacter strain of the invention to produce chiral methyl 3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylate, the resulting methyl (S)-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylate has an optical purity of 99% or more, and the catalyst has good stability, mild reaction condition and can withstand high concentrations of substrate and product. Using the resolution process of the invention, (S)-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid with high optical purity and high concentration can be simply and efficiently obtained, and the process is energy-saving and environmentally friendly, and the high-concentration of product is beneficial to downstream product recovery process. The invention provides an efficient method for production of (S)-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, and has a good industrial application prospect.