摘要 |
<p>A process for producing optically active 3-phenyl-1,3-propanediol, which comprises treating an enantiomeric mixture of 3-phenyl-1,3-propanediol with an optionally treated microorganism and recovering an optically active enantiomer remaining intact. The microorganisms capable of leaving (R)-3-phenyl-1,3-propanediol intact include those belonging to the genera Candida, Hansenula, Rhodotorula, Protaminobacter, Aspergillus, Alternaria, Macrophomina, Preussia, and Talaromyces. The microorganisms capable of leaving (S)-3-phenyl-1,3-propanediol intact include those belonging to the genera Candida, Geotricum, Leucosporidium, Pichia, Torulaspora, Trichosporon, Escherichia, Micrococcus, Corynebacterium, Gordona, Rhodococcus, Aspergillus, Emericella, Absidia, Fusarium, Dactylium, Serratia and Pseudomonas.</p> |