Method for the preparation of sorbic acid by oxidizing 2,4-hexadienal with a microorganism
US4916067A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 9, 1989 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2009 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/843
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Sorbic acid can be prepared by the activity of a specific microorganism on 2,4-hexadienal. This method can be performed under mild conditions and, different from organo-chemical methods, is advantageous because no by-products are formed.
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