Biocatalytic production of ambroxan

US8759043B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BASF SE

Inventors

• Michael Breuer · Darmstadt, DE
• Andrea Hörster · Ebersberg, DE
• Bernhard Hauer · Neheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 2, 2010
• Grant date: Jun 24, 2014
• Expiry date: Jun 5, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12N9/90
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a process for the biocatalytic production of ambroxan by means of a polypeptide with the activity of a homofarnesol-ambroxan cyclase, which are a novel class of enzymes.