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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2003
Applicants:
Andrew John Carnell, Liverpool, GB;
John Alfred Davis, Hull, GB;
Inventors:
Andrew John Carnell, Liverpool, GB;
John Alfred Davis, Hull, GB;
Assignee:
Reckitt Benekiser Healthcare (UK) Limited, Slough, Berkshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 17/18 (2006.01); C12N 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a process for the N-demethylation or the N- and O-demethylation of a thebaine derivative which process comprises fermenting the derivative with a biocatalyst selected from the filamentous fungi from