In this paper, (S)- ethyl mandelate was obtained through chiral resolution of racemic ethyl mandelate by lipase.

扁桃酸乙酯是合成扁桃酸系的重要中体。

(-)-Methyl mandelate was produced by asymmetric reduction of methyl benzoylformate catalyzed by Saccharomyces cerevisiae LH1 screcned by our laboratory.

采用本筛选到的酿酒酵母LH1催化苯甲酰甲酸甲酯不对称合成(R)-(-)-扁桃酸甲酯。