| 摘要 |
A process of manufacturing optically active (S) 1,2-diols, wherein (R)-1,2-diols represented by the general formula ¢I! ¢I! (where: R represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, alkenyl group, aryl group or aralkyl group) or a mixture of diols of the general formula ¢I! and (S) 1,2-diols represented by the general formula ¢II! ¢II! (Where: R represents the same as above) having an opposite configuration to the general formula ¢I! is subjected to the action of a microorganism capable of selectively metabolizing the diols of the general formula ¢I! , or capable of converting the diols of the general formula ¢I! into the diols of the general formula ¢II! , or having the both capabilities, and the formed and accumulated (S)-1,2-diols of the general formula ¢ II! is collected. According to the present invention, optically active (S)-1,2-diols can be produced commercially and advantageously.
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