Biotechnological process for the preparation of cyclic-s-.alpha.-imino carboxylic acids and r-.alpha.-imino carboxamides
US5622846A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/878
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Microorganisms of interest are capable of utilizing .alpha.-imino carboxamides, in the form of the racemate or of its optically active isomers, of the general formula ##STR1## wherein A together with --NH-- and --CH-- is an optionally substituted 5- or 6-membered saturated heterocyclic ring, as sole nitrogen source, and converting (RS)-.alpha.-imino carboximides of Formula I into an S-.alpha.-amino carboxylic acid of the general formula ##STR2## These microorganisms are useful also for biconversion of an (RS)-.alpha.-imino carboxamide of Formula I into an S-.alpha.-amino carboxylic acid.
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