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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2005
Applicants:
Hiroyuki Asako, Toyonaka, JP;
Koji Hagiya, Ibaraki, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroyuki Asako, Toyonaka, JP;
Koji Hagiya, Ibaraki, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process for producing a sulfur-containing α-hydroxycarboxylic acid compound, which comprises a step for reacting a sulfur-containing dihydroxy compound with a cell or a material from treated cell of a microorganism that has an ability to convert the sulfur-containing dihydroxy compound to a corresponding α-hydroxycarboxylic acid compound.