Process for the biotechnological production of .delta.-decalactone and .delta.-dodecalactone
US6025170A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 24, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/842
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention describes a process for the preparation of .delta.-decalactone or .delta.-dodecalactone by the hydrogenation of 2-decen-5-olide and 2-dodecen-5-olide, or a derivative therof, by a bacteria capable of effecting said hydrogenation, preferably by a bacteria of the Clostridium genus. In an embodiment of the invention, 5-hydroxy-2-decenoic acid or 5-hydroxy-2-dodecenoic acid is used as substrate in the hydrogenation reaction.
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