Biocatalytic Reduction of HMF to 2,5-Bis(hydroxymethyl)furan by HMF-Tolerant Whole Cells

Abstract

Invited for this month′s cover is the group of Min-Hua Zong at South China University of Technology. The image shows the selective synthesis of 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)furan from 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) using highly HMF-tolerant whole cells. The Full Paper itself is available at 10.1002/cssc.201601426.