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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Walter Brieden, Glis, CH;
Andrew Naughton, Visp, CH;
Karen Robins, Visp, CH;
Nicholas Shaw, Visp, CH;
Andreas Tinschert, Brig, CH;
Thomas Zimmermann, Naters, CH;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/00 ; C12N 1/20 ; C12P 1/00 ; C12P 7/58 ; C12P 7/52 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/00 ; C12N 1/20 ; C12P 1/00 ; C12P 7/58 ; C12P 7/52 ;
Abstract
Described are new micro-organisms and a new enzyme capable of using as sole source of nitrogen the propionic acid amide of formula (VI), in racemate form or as optically active isomers. Described also is a method of preparing (S)- or (R)-3,3,2-trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-methylpropionic acid of formulas (I) and (II) starting from trifluoroaceto-acetic ester. The first three process steps are chemical, the fourth process step microbiological.