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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2011
Applicants:
Hideaki Yukawa, Kizugawa, JP;
Masayuki Inui, Kizugawa, JP;
Inventors:
Hideaki Yukawa, Kizugawa, JP;
Masayuki Inui, Kizugawa, JP;
Assignee:
GREEN PHENOL DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD., Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/22 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C12N 15/77 (2006.01); C12N 9/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/77 (2013.01); C12N 9/88 (2013.01); C12P 7/22 (2013.01); C12Y 401/01061 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a phenol-producing transformant constructed by transferring a gene which encodes an enzyme having 4-hydroxybenzoate decarboxylase activity intoas a host. Also provided is a process for producing phenol, which comprises a step of allowing the transformant to react in a reaction mixture containing 4-hydroxybenzoate or a salt thereof under reducing conditions, and a step of collecting phenol from the reaction mixture.