Diplogelasinospora grovesii IMI 171018 immobilized in polyurethane foam. An efficient biocatalyst for stereoselective reduction of ketones

► The immobilization of fungal hyphae using polyurethane foam is proposed. ► The foam cubes are part of the media and permit the automatic immobilization during culture growth. ► The use of immobilized fungal cells for redox reactions is optimized using i-PrOH as co-substrate.