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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 21, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiromichi Ohta, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Sugai, Yokohama, JP;
Takeshi Ishii, Takarazuka, JP;
Satoshi Mitsuda, Takarazuka, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Chemical Company Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 1/302 ; C12P 4/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 1/302 ; C12P 4/100 ;
Abstract
An industrially advantageous production method of an optically active alcohol useful for cosmetics and medical supplies or production intermediates thereof using an esterase having an ability to selectively hydrolyze an optically active sphingoid compound.