Author's Organization:Pharmaceutical Institute, Tohoku University Pharmaceutical Institute, Tohoku University Pharmaceutical Institute, Tohoku University Pharmaceutical Institute, Tohoku University
Two pairs of Corey lactone derivatives, (+)-1, (-)-2 and (+)-3, (-)-4 have been efficiently prepared in high optical purity by enzymatic esterification and enzymatic hydrolysis catalyzed by lipases from Pseudomonas sp.