Process for the enantioselective preparation of (omega-1)-hydroxyalkylxanthines
摘要
<p>A Rhodotorula rubra strain which reduces pentoxifylline 100% to the S-alcohol has been found. It is furthermore possible also to convert other oxoalkylxanthine derivatives into the corresponding S-alcohol. The microbiologically obtained S-(+) enantiomers can then be converted stereoselectively into the relevant R-(-) enantiomers. The corresponding S-alcohols and the R-alcohols obtained by enantioselective inversion of configuration bring about an increase in cerebral blood flow.</p>
