The invention relates to a method for preparing a
rosuvastatin intermediate which is (R)-3-hydroxy-monomethyl glutarate and hydroxyl-protected (R)-3-hydroxy- monomethyl glutarate. According to the method, (R)-4-cyano-3-hydroxy-
methyl butyrate which servers as a substrate is subjected to reaction under the action of an
enzyme to generate the (R)-3-hydroxy- monomethyl glutarate, and particularly the
enzyme is the recombinant
nitrilase, and the reaction is carried out in a aqueous-phase buffering solution with the pH value of 7.0-9.0 at the temperature of 25-35 DEG C. Because the specific recombinant
nitrilase is adopted by the method, the problems of ultralow concentration of the substrate and low conversion rate in the existing method for preparing the
rosuvastatin intermediate through biological
catalysis are solved. The method has the characteristics of mild
reaction conditions and high reaction efficiency, is easy and convenient to operate and has important industrial application value.