The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 1994
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hideaki Yamada, Kyoto, JP;
Toru Nagasawa, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
Nitto Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ; C12P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435129 ; 4352522 ; 4352521 ; 435244 ;
Abstract
In a process for biological production of an amide wherein a nitrile is hydrated into a corresponding amide by the action of a nitrile hydratase originated in a microorganism, the improvement which comprises the use of nitrile hydratase which is obtained by culturing a microorganism of the species Rhodococcus rhodochrous in the presence of a cobalt ion. Aromatic nitriles such as a cyanopyridine as well as aliphatic nitrile such as acrylonitrile are hydrated into the corresponding amides.