PROCESS FOR PREPARING (S)-HYDROXY-PHENYL-ALKENYL-QUINOLINE BY MICROBIAL REDUCTION AND MICROBACTERIUM CULTURE FOR APPLYING THE PROCESS

摘要

The invention relates to a process for the stereoselective reduction of phenylalkyl ketones to their corresponding (S)-hydroxy compounds. The claimed process uses the new microorganism Microbacterium MB 5614 for performing the chiral reduction. The invention also relates to the said new Microbacterium deposited to ATCC and designed by the access number ATCC 55557.