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The biotransformations described in this book show that the area is in an active state of development and that enzymes have captured an important place in contemporary organic synthesis [1, 2]. This is reflected by the fact that in 1991 8% of all papers published in the area of synthetic organic chemistry contained elements of biotransformations [3]. The frequency of use of a particular biocatalyst is not evenly distributed among the various types of transformations but follows a pattern shown in Figure 4.1 [4]. In this book, attention has been focused on those methods which are most useful for and accessible to synthetic chemists — the rating of methods according to their general applicability and reliability is intended!
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Faber, K. (1997). State of the Art and Outlook. In: Biotransformations in Organic Chemistry. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-00431-9_4
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