Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft

Klaus Sauber

Werner Aretz

Otto Mauz

Siegfried Noetzel

Dominique Tripier

Arno Schulz

Klaus Bartsch

Karl Geisen

Laszlo Vertesy

Paul Habermann

Susanne Grabley

Rainer Obermeier

Peter Crause

Gunther J Riess

Johann Then

Martin Kramer

Thomas Bayer

D-amino acid oxidase (DAO) in purified, partially purified or crude form is immobilized on a porous bead-shaped support that is a copolymer of vinyl acetate and/or vinyl alcohol and a crosslinking agent. A preferred crosslinking agent is N,N'-divinylethyleneurea. The amount of crosslinking agent is 1 to 60% by weight of the copolymer, and acyloxy groups of vinyl acetate may be present on the support as such or may have been hydrolyzed to hydroxyl groups. The support preferably has a mean particle size of 20 to 800 .mu.m and a mean pore diameter of 2 to 10,000 nm. The D-amino acid oxidase is preferably obtained from Trigonopsis variabilis and purified by ion exchange chromatography. The D-amino acid oxidase may be covalently bonded to a spacer such as epichlorohydrin or its homolog that is bound to the support. Catalase may also be immobilized.

D-amino acid oxidase from Trigonopsis variabilis immobilized on porous

L-2-Amino-4-methylphosphinobutyric acid can be prepared by a racemate resolution in the presence of D-aminoacid and L-aminoacid transaminases by reaction with .alpha.-keto acids and amino-group donors. In particular, transaminases from Bacillus licheniformis and from Escherichia coli are used.

Process for the preparation of L-phosphinothricin using transaminases of

The present invention relates to hirudin derivatives which are formed from hirudin or the physiologically acceptable salt thereof and a carrier, to a process for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof as thrombin inhibitor.

Hirudin derivatives with delayed action

An esterase with a molecular weight of 55,200 .+-.300 Da is suitable for the chemoselective conversion of a compound of the formula II into a compound of the formula I. ##STR1##

7-amino-3-methoxymethyl-3-cephem-4-carboxylic ester hydrolase, process

New insulin derivatives, a process for their preparation and use, and a pharmaceutical formulation containing them are disclosed. The derivatives contain the basic amino acid arginine at the amino-terminal position of the insulin A-chain, and various amino acid substitutions at the carboxyl terminus of the insulin B-chain. The compounds are suitable for the treatment of diabetes mellitus, have a delayed profile of action and are very well tolerated.

Insulin derivatives, a process for the preparation thereof, the use

A process for the continuous conversion of cephalosporin derivatives into glutaryl-7-aminocephalosporanic acid derivatives A process for the continuous conversion of cephalosporin derivatives into the corresponding glutaryl-7-aminocephalosporanic acid derivatives in the presence of a catalyst containing D-amino-acid oxidase is described. The product yield can be increased, where appropriate, by addition of hydrogen peroxide.

Process for the continuous conversion of cephalosporin derivatives into

A new transaminase has been isolated from E. coli DH-1 (ATCC 33849). It is possible to use the transaminase with great efficiency to prepare L-phosphinothricin and gamma-aminobutyric acid from appropriate precursors by transferring an amino group from glutamate.

Transaminase from E. coli DH-1 (ATCC 33849)

A process for the preparation of a purified transaminase having a molecular weight of 20,000 to 250,000 daltons, an isoelectric point at a pH between 3.0 and 8.0, a pH optimum in a range from 5.0 to 10.0 and a substrate specificity for the transamination of (3-carboxy-3-oxo-propyl)-methyl-phosphinic acid or the esters thereof. The production of the enzyme comprises cultivating E. coli ATCC 33849, disrupting the cultivated E. coli ATCC 33849, obtaining a supernatant therefrom containing the enzyme and isolating the transaminase by heating the supernatant at a temperature and for a time sufficient to denature proteins other than the transaminase and than finally removing the denatured proteins from the supernatant.

Process for producing transaminase from E. coli ATCC 33849

It is possible with the aid of a .gamma.-glutamyltranspeptidase, which can be prepared by fermentation, to hydrolyze adipinyl- or glutaryl-monoamino compounds, in particular .alpha.-keto-adipinyl- or glutaryl-7-aminocephalosporanic acid.

.gamma.-glutamyltranspeptidase, its preparation and its use

Crosslinked polymers which are produced from monomers containing epoxide groups, crosslinking monomers and, where appropriate, other monoethylenically unsaturated monomers are composed of principally spherical porous particles and are very suitable as carrier materials for the immobilization of biologically active substances.

Crosslinked polymers and a process for their preparation

Yeasts of the genus cryptococcus, preferably of the species C. Laurentii, form, in the presence of aminoacids, an L-aminoacid oxidase which stereospecifically converts L-aminoacids and their derivatives into the corresponding .alpha.-ketoacids. The immobilized cells are advantageously used for this conversion, which can also be used to resolve racemates.

L-aminoacid oxidase from yeasts of the genus cryptococcus, their

Crosslinked polymers which are produced from monomers containing glycerol carbonate groups, crosslinking monomers and, where appropriate, other monoethylenically unsaturated monomers are composed of principally spherical porous particles and are very suitable as carrier materials for the immobilization of biologically active substances.

Crosslinked polymers with carbonate ester groups, and a process for

A D-aminoacid transaminase which converts CPC with .DELTA.-keto acids into .DELTA.-ketoadipinyl-7-ACA can be isolated from Bacillus Licheniformis ATCC 9945. This transamination can be applied to other D-amino acids and can also be used for the preparation of D-amino acids from .DELTA.-keto acids. The enzyme is also suitable for resolving racemates of D,L-amino acids and for detection of .DELTA.-keto acids alongside L-amino acids.

Novel d-aminoacid transaminase and its use

The invention relates to bead polymers based on monomers of the formula ##STR1## in which X is hydrogen or methyl, R denotes an aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and Y denotes OH or NH.sub.2, which have been prepared using a special dispersion stabilizer. They are particularly distinguished by high porosity and are very suitable as carrier materials for biologically active substances.

Macroporous bead polymers, a process for their preparation and their use

The invention relates to bead polymers based on vinylene carbonate which are distinguished, in particular, by high porosity and which are well suited as carrier materials for biologically active substances. The preparation of these bead polymers is carried out, according to the invention, in the presence of certain dispersion stabilizers.

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