Patent · US Expired

Method for the oxidation of aromatic compounds

US7368267B2 · kind B2 · utility

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26Claims

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Assignee

BASF SE

Inventors

Andreas Schmid · Berkeley, US
Bernhard Witholt · Bellinzona, CH
Bruno Bühler · Dortmund, DE
Bernhard Hauer · Neheim, DE
Thomas Zelinski · Menasha, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 5, 2002
Grant date	May 6, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 18, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12P7/24
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a process for the biocatalytic oxidation of aromatic compounds using recombinant xylene monooxygenase-expressing microorganisms in a biphasic reaction medium.

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