Production of Long-Chain Fatty Acids with Dehydrogenases

5 Production of Long-Chain Fatty Acids with Dehydrogenases 

To illustrate some of the challenges of using dehydrogenases in organic synthesis, the oxidation of polycosanols will be shortly reviewed. 

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