Patent · US Expired

Enzymatic process for the preparation of chiral .alpha.-tertiary carboxylic acid esters

US5580783A · kind A · utility

1Cited by
12References
11Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJun 1, 1995
Grant dateDec 3, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 1, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12P7/42
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

This invention provides a process for enrichment of enantiomers of .alpha.-tertiary carboxylic acid esters from mixtures of corresponding esters using a biocatalyst comprising microbial cells, or partially or highly purified enzyme preparations. The enantiomeric ester products are useful as intermediates for the preparation of pharmaceutically and agriculturally active compounds.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.