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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2010
Joachim Jose, Düsseldorf, DE;
Ruth Maas, Düsseldorf, DE;
Christian Detzel, Duisburg, DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for producing a product of a reaction catalysed by a nitrilase, which method comprises the steps (i) providing a microorganism comprising said nitrilase located on its surface, and/or a membrane preparation of said microorganism, and (ii) contacting the microorganism and/or the membrane preparation thereof with one or more nitrilase substrates under conditions compatible with nitrilase activity. The present invention further relates to a method for producing enantiomerically pure (R)-mandelic acid using the nitrilase-displaying whole cell biocatalyst or membrane preparation thereof for the conversion of racemic mandelonitrile.