@article{3067916, title = "Enzymatic removal of carboxyl protecting groups. 2. Cleavage of the benzyl and methyl moieties", author = "Barbayianni, E. and Fotakopoulou, I. and Schmidt, M. and Constantinou-Kokotou, V. and Bornscheuer, U.T. and Kokotos, G.", journal = "The Journal of Organic Chemistry", year = "2005", volume = "70", number = "22", pages = "8730-8733", doi = "10.1021/jo051004v", keywords = "Bacteria; Benzene; Carboxylation; Esterification, Bacillus subtilis (BS2); Functional groups; Moieties; Selective removal, Enzymes, amino acid; bacterial enzyme; benzyl derivative; carboxylic acid; ester; esterase; fungal enzyme; methyl group; peptide; phospholipase A2 inhibitor; recombinant enzyme; triacylglycerol lipase, article; Bacillus subtilis; Candida antarctica; carbon nuclear magnetic resonance; chemical reaction; chemical structure; enzyme activity; enzyme inhibition; Escherichia coli; hydrolysis; nonhuman; proton nuclear magnetic resonance, Bacillus subtilis; Benzene; Candida; Esters; Hydrolysis; Lipase; Methylation; Molecular Structure; Pancreatic Elastase; Peptides; Phospholipases A", abstract = "Enzymes are versatile reagents for the efficient removal of methyl and benzyl protecting groups. An esterase from Bacillus subtilis (BS2) and a lipase from Candida antarctica (CAL-A) allow a mild and selective removal of these moieties in high yields without affecting other functional groups. © 2005 American Chemical Society." }