• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Life Science Conference
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• 2007.10a
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• pp.63.1-63.1
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• 2007

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• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.11 no.10
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• pp.857-863
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• 2005

A yeast strain utilizing styrene epoxide as a sole carbon and energy source was isolated from soil samples for the production of enantiopure of styrene epoxide by kinetic resolution. The strain, identified as a Rhodosporidium toruloides SJ-4, expressed an epoxide hydrolase which preferentially converted (R)-styrene epoxide into the corresponding diol. A maximum activity of 135 U/L was observed when biomass (dry cell mass) reached 6.7 g/L at 21 h of batch culture. Under the partially optimized reaction conditions ($35^{\circ}C$ and pH 8.0), the optically pure (S)-styrene epoxide was obtained with the yield of 21% when the initial substrate concentration was 100 mM. The reaction was completed at 9 h.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.282-287
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• 2006

A Caulobacter crescentus epoxide hydrolase(CCEH) from a recombinant Escherichia coli was purified to homogeneity using a three-step procedure. The CCEH protein was purified 7.3-fold with a 22.9% yield in overalll activity. The optimal reaction temperature and pH were determined to be $37^{\circ}C$ and pH 8.0, respectively. The addition of 10%(v/v) dimethylsulfoxide as a cosolvent improved the enantioselectivity of CCEH for a batch kinetic resolution of racemic indene oxide.