Аннотация:(S)-1,3-Butanediol (BOO) oxidizing enzyme was purified from Candida parapsilosis IFO 1396, which could produce (R)-1,3-BDO from the racemate. The purified enzyme was an NAO+ -dependent secondary alcohol dehydrogenase that oxidized (S)-1,3-BDO to 4-hydroxy-2-butanone stereo-specifically.