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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2007
Shigeru Kawano, Takasago, JP;
Takeru Ishige, Takasago, JP;
Keita Iguchi, Takasago, JP;
Tozo Nishiyama, Takasago, JP;
Yoshihiko Yasohara, Takasago, JP;
Shigeru Kawano, Takasago, JP;
Takeru Ishige, Takasago, JP;
Keita Iguchi, Takasago, JP;
Tozo Nishiyama, Takasago, JP;
Yoshihiko Yasohara, Takasago, JP;
Kaneka Corporation, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a novel alcohol dehydrogenase, a gene for the alcohol dehydrogenase, a vector including the gene, a transformant transformed with the vector, and a method for producing an optically active alcohol by utilizing them. A feature of the present invention directs to a novel polypeptide isolated from, a DNA coding for the polypeptide, and a transformant producing the polypeptide. Another feature of the present invention directs to a method for producing an optically-active alcohol by reducing a carbonyl compound with the polypeptide or the transformant.