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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 1993
Filed:
Nov. 16, 1990
Shoichi Kise, Yamaguchi, JP;
Mikio Hayashida, Yamaguchi, JP;
Aiichiro Ori, Yamaguchi, JP;
Junzou Hiratsuka, Yamaguchi, JP;
Hideaki Yamada, Kyoto, JP;
Mitsui Petrochemical Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A process for preparing (+)-homopilopic acid and the salts thereof which comprises hydrolyzing a mixture of (+)-homopilopic acid ester of the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 denotes straight or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 hydrocarbon, and (-)-homopilopic acid ester of the general formula (II): ##STR2## wherein R.sub.2 denotes straight or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 hydrocarbon, in the presence of a microorganism belonging to the genus Arthrobacter, Aspergillus, Escherichia, Cunninghamella, Xanthomonas, Candida, Pseudomonas, Serratia, Cellulomonas, Nocardia, Bacillus, Brevibacterium, Flavobacterium, Mycobacterium, Rhizomucor, Rhodotorula or Rhodococcus, or a treated matter thereof.