An enzymatic process permitting the enantiomeric resolution of amino acids is
provided. More specifically, this process for separating the enantiomers of an
amino acid comprises treating a racemic mixture of the amino acid with glutaric
anhydride and then with the enzyme glutaryl-7-ACA acylase so as to recover one
of the enantiomers of the amino acid, the other enantiomer remaining in the form
of the corresponding glutarylamide derivative.
