Yasushi Kawai

Stereochemical control of microbial reduction. 17. A method for controlling the enantioselectivity of reductions with bakers' yeast

Kaoru Nakamura, Yasushi Kawai, Nobuyoshi Nakajima et al. · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 1991 · 202 citations

Engineering, Biotransformation, Biochemistry +14

Chemistry of Zerumbone. 1. Simplified Isolation, Conjugate Addition Reactions, and a Unique Ring Contracting Transannular Reaction of Its Dibromide

Takashi Kitayama, Tadashi Okamoto, Richard K. Hill et al. · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 1999 · 94 citations

Conjugate Addition Reactions, Potassium Cyanide, Derivative (Chemistry) +10

Stereochemical Control in Microbial Reduction. 8. Stereochemical Control in Microbial Reduction of β-Keto Esters

Kaoru Nakamura, Yasushi Kawai, Shinzaburo Oka et al. · Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan · 1989 · 81 citations

Biosynthesis, Bioorganic Chemistry, β-Keto Esters +15

A novel method to synthesize (L)-β-hydroxyl esters by the reduction with bakers' yeast

Kaoru Nakamura, Yasushi Kawai, Atsuyoshi Ohno · Tetrahedron Letters · 1990 · 77 citations

-β-Hydroxyl Esters, Novel Method, Engineering +8

A new method for stereochemical control of microbial reduction. Reduction of β-keto esters with bakers' yeast immobilized by magnesium alginate

Kaoru Nakamura, Yasushi Kawai, Shinzaburo Oka et al. · Tetrahedron Letters · 1989 · 73 citations

Magnesium Alginate, Engineering, Biotransformation +9