Process for the preparation of gamma and delta lactones
US5032513A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 1, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2008 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/931
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for the preparation of gamma and delta lactones from organic carboxylic acids or derivatives thereof is disclosed. The process comprises cultivating, under aerobic conditions, a fungus of the genus Mucor in a suitable medium containing the carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof.
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