Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun. 1984, 49, 2562-2565
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19842562

Enzymatic resolution of γ-carboxy-DL-glutamic acid

Václav Čeřovský and Karel Jošt

Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, 166 10 Prague 6

Abstract

Optically active γ-carboxy-L-glutamic acid was prepared by enantioselective reaction of benzyloxycarbonyl-γ-carboxy-DL-glutamic acid with phenylhydrazine, catalyzed by papain (E.C.3.4.22.2), and subsequent removal of the protecting groups from the obtained benzyloxycarbonyl-γ-carboxy-L-glutamic acid α-phenylhydrazide.