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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 1985
Filed:
Sep. 13, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wolfgang Leuchtenberger, Bruchkobel, DE;
Maria-Regina Kula, Wolfenbuttel, DE;
Werner Hummel, Braunschweig, DE;
Horst Schutte, Salzgitter, DE;
Assignee:
Degussa Aktiengelleschaft, Frankfurt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P / ; C12P / ; C12N / ; C12R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435130 ; 435136 ; 435190 ; 435853 ;
Abstract
The purpose of the invention is the new enzyme L-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid-dehydrogenase and its recovery from Lactobacillus confuses. The new enzyme can be used to enzymatically change L-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid and various other L-2-hydroxy-carboxylic acids into the corresponding 2-ketocarboxylic acids or 2-keto-4-methylpentanoic acid and various other 2-ketocarboxylic acids into the corresponding L-2-hydroxycarboxylic acids.