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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 1989
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
John A Schofield, Sittingbourne, GB;
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P / ; C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435155 ; 435877 ;
Abstract
A process for the preparation of a catechol and/or a compound comprising a 1,2-dihydroxycyclohexa-3,5-diene ring, which comprises growing a microorganism in the presence of a carbon source, the microorganism being capable of converting the corresponding aromatic compound into the catechol and/or the compound comprising a 1,2-dihydroxycyclohexa-3,5-diene ring; and supplying the corresponding aromatic compound to the microorganism; characterized in that the carbon source is molasses.