Method for producing methacrylic acid ester and novel methacrylic acid ester synthetase
US10570426B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 5, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Y203/01
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Provided is a method for producing a methacrylic acid ester using a biocatalyst, said method comprising a step of reacting an alcohol or a phenol with methacrylyl-CoA in the presence of an alcohol acyltransferase originated from a plant selected from the group consisting of a plant belonging to the genus Osmanthus, a plant belonging to the genus Vitis, a plant belonging to the genus Citrus, a plant belonging to the genus Durio, a plant belonging to the genus Magnolia and a plant belonging to the genus Chamaemelum to thereby synthesize the methacrylic acid ester.
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