Patent · US Expired

Biotechnological process for preparing N-acetylmannosamine

US6391591B1 · kind B1 · utility

0Cited by
0References
15Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJul 25, 2000
Grant dateMay 21, 2002
Priority date—
Expiry dateJul 25, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12P19/26
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Novel microorganisms, which can be obtained by the following selection method:(a) microorganisms which grow using N-acetylglucosamine as the sole carbon source are cultivated in a customary manner,(b) from the resulting culture, these microorganisms are then selected which are stable and have the property to metabolize N-acetylglucosamine rapidly in the presence of N-Acetylmannosamine.Furthermore, a novel process for preparing NAM starting from a mixture of NAM and NAG.

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