Inventors:
Yuri L. Khmelnitsky - Coralville IA
Cheryl L. Budde - Coralville IA
John M. Arnold - Coralville IA
Joseph O. Rich - Iowa City IA
Sharon S. Chen - Pasadena CA
Alexander Ya. Usyatinsky - Coralville IA
Douglas S. Clark - Orinda CA
Jonathan S. Dordick - Schenectady NY
Assignee:
Albany Molecular Research, Inc. - Albany NY
International Classification:
C12P 762
Abstract:
A method for derivatizing a compound having a hydroxyl group by back to back acylation is provided. The compound is acylated with a bifunctional acyl donor in the presence of a hydrolase to form an activated acyl ester or carbonate. Preferably the bifunctional acylating donor is a di(vinyl) ester or carbonate. The activated acyl ester or carbonate is then used to acylate a nucleophile in the presence of a lipase. The method of the invention provides regioselective enzymatic acylation of the base compound.