Process for the production of optically active &bgr;-amino alcohols
US6835559B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 22, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/918
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for producing an optical active &bgr;-amino alcohol, the method comprising the step of allowing at least one microorganism selected from the group consisting of microorganisms belonging to the genus Morganella and others, to act on an enantiomeric mixture of an &agr;-aminoketone or a salt thereof having the general formula (I): to produce an optical active &bgr;-amino alcohol with the desired optical activity having the general formula (II) described below in a high yield as well as in a highly selective manner:
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