Gene encoding carbonyl reductase, and methods for its use
US6218156A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 24, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12P41/002
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An enzyme having carbonyl reduction activity of reducing a carbonyl compound asymmetrically to produce an optically active alcohol, a DNA coding the enzyme, a plasmid having the DNA, a transformant which is a cell transformed with the plasmid, and a production method of an optically active alcohol using the enzyme and/or the transformed cell are provided.
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