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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 1982
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Junzo Hasegawa, Akashi, JP;
Masahiro Ogura, Ono, JP;
Shigeki Hamaguchi, Akashi, JP;
Masami Shimazaki, Takasago, JP;
Hajime Kawaharada, Kakogawa, JP;
Kiyoshi Watanabe, Akashi, JP;
Assignee:
Kanegafuchi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435146 ; 435911 ; 435913 ; 435917 ; 435921 ; 435938 ; 435940 ; 435942 ;
Abstract
A process is disclosed wherein D(-)-.beta.-hydroxyisobutyric acid is produced fermentatively from isobutyric acid or methacrylic acid by the stereoselective action of microorganisms having the ability to convert isobutyric acid or methacrylic acid into D(-)-.beta.-hydroxyisobutyric acid in an aqueous medium, and D(-)-.beta.-hydroxyisobutyric acid is recovered from the aqueous medium.