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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:
Nov. 10, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 28, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
David P Pantaleone, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Ian G Fotheringham, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Jennifer L Ton, Palatine, IL (US);
Assignee:
Monsanto Company, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435109 ; 435232 ; 435280 ;
Abstract
A process and composition for preparing D-aspartic acid and .beta.-alanine from D,L-aspartic acid, wherein a solution of D,L-aspartic acid or a salt thereof is contacted with a composition having an L-aspartate-.alpha.-decarboxylase activity of greater than 100 .mu.mol L-aspartate used per hour per gram of cells, under appropriate conditions to produce D-aspartic acid and .beta.-alanine.