The synthesis of optically active (R)- and (S)-2-trimethylsilyl-2-hydroxyl propionitrile by enantioselective transcyanation of acetyltrimethylsilane with acetone cyanohydrin was successfully carried out using defatted plum, loquat , peach, almond or apple seed meals as (R)-oxynitrilase source and using Manihot esculenta leaves as (S)-oxynitrilase source in a biphasic system with good conversion and high enantiomeric excess. Comparative study demonstrated that silicon atom in substrate showed great effect on the reaction and due to the unique characteristics of silicon atom, both the substrate conversion and the product e.e. of the transcyanation of acetyltrimethylsilane were much higher than those of its carbon counterpart 3,3-dimethyl-2-butanone for all examined oxynitrilases.