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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
May. 25, 2004
Atsushi Takahashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Kenji Kanbe, Yokohama, JP;
Tetsuya Mori, Atsugi, JP;
Yuichi Kita, Atsugi, JP;
Tsuyoshi Tamamura, Yamato, JP;
Tomio Takeuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Takahashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Kenji Kanbe, Yokohama, JP;
Tetsuya Mori, Atsugi, JP;
Yuichi Kita, Atsugi, JP;
Tsuyoshi Tamamura, Yamato, JP;
Tomio Takeuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Hokko Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Zaidan Hojin Biseibutsu Kagaku Kenkyu Kai, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided are novel processes for the efficient production of L-epi-2-inosose and epi-inositol which are useful either as various medicines or intermediates for the syntheses of various medicines. In the processes, inexpensive myo-inositol is used as a starting compound which is reacted with a gram-negative bacterium capable of converting myo-inositol into L-epi-2-inosose, and thereby producing L-epi-2-inosose by conversion of myo-inositol into L-epi-2-inosose. A biologically pure culture ofsp. AB 10215 strain is also provided which has a characteristic nature of being capable of converting myo-inositol into L-epi-2-inosose.