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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2005
Noriyuki Kizaki, Takasago, JP;
Makoto Ueda, Takasago, JP;
Daisuke Moriyama, Takasago, JP;
Naoaki Taoka, Takasago, JP;
Yoshihiko Yasohara, Takasago, JP;
Noriyuki Kizaki, Takasago, JP;
Makoto Ueda, Takasago, JP;
Daisuke Moriyama, Takasago, JP;
Naoaki Taoka, Takasago, JP;
Yoshihiko Yasohara, Takasago, JP;
Kaneka Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention is to provide a process for efficiently producing an optically active alcohol including (R)-3-hydroxy-3-phenylpropanenitrile. One of the features of the present invention is a polypeptide having an activity of asymmetrically reducing 3-oxo-3-phenylpropanenitrile isolated from a microorganism belonging to the genusto produce (R)-3-hydroxy-3-phenylpropanenitrile, DNA encoding the polypeptide and a transformant of producing the polypeptide. Another feature of the present invention is a process for producing an optically active alcohol such as (R)-3-hydroxy-3-phenylpropanenitrile by reducing a carbonyl compound such as 3-oxo-3-phenylpropanenitrile by use of the polypeptide or the transformant.