Aluisio M. FonsecaFrancisco Jose Q. MonteMaria da Conceicao F. de OliveiraMarcos C. de MattosGeoffrey A. CordellRaimundo Braz-FilhoTelma L.G. Lemos2014-04-232014-04-232009Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic 57 (2009) 78–82http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/515A series of aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes and ketones was reduced using plant cell preparations from coconut juice, Cocos nucifera, also calledACC (água-de-coco do Ceará). The reduced productswere typically obtained in excellent yields (%) and with very high enantiomeric excess. Esters, amides, and nitrobenzene, yielded acids, amines and an azoxyderivative with satisfactory resultsenCocos nuciferaCoconut juiceBiocatalysisAromatic aldehydes and ketonesArticle