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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 1991
Filed:
Nov. 30, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth H Clifford, Sittingbourne, GB;
Gareth T Phillips, Sittingbourne, GB;
Arthur F Marx, Delft, NL;
Assignees:
Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B.V., The Hague, NL;
Gist-Brocades NV, Delft, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435280 ; 435136 ; 435141 ;
Abstract
The R-enantiomer of a compound of formula I: ##STR1## where Z is an optionally substituted cyclic organic moiety and C* represents an optically active carbon atom, may be prepared by supplying a substrate of formula II ##STR2## to a culture of a microorganism capable of oxidation of compound II into the R-enantiomer of I.