@article{open295, volume = {3}, number = {2}, month = {January}, author = {Ish Kumar and R S Jolly}, note = {Copyright of this article belongs to ACS.}, title = {A thioesterase for chemoselective hydrolysis of S-acyl sulfanylalkanoates.}, publisher = {ACS Publications}, year = {2001}, journal = {Organic letters}, pages = {283--5}, url = {http://crdd.osdd.net/open/295/}, abstract = {[figure: see text] A thioesterase, isolated from a strain of Alcaligenes sp. ISH108, chemoselectively hydrolyzes thiol esters. The application of the enzyme has been demonstrated in the preparation of the antihypertensive agent captopril.} }