Lactobacillus kefir alcohol dehydrogenase
US5225339A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 26, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/853
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention discloses the preparation of R-configured trialkylsilylethynyl .alpha.-alcohols from similarly substituted .alpha.-ketones, and vice versa, catalyzed by the alcohol dehydrogenase of Lactobacillus kefir, ATCC No. 35411. Also disclosed is the acceptance or transfer of a hydride ion from or to the pro-R face of NADPH or NADP, respectively, as catalyzed by that enzyme.
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