The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2008
Applicants:
Masutoshi Nojiri, Takasago, JP;
Daisuke Moriyama, Takasago, JP;
Tozo Nishiyama, Takasago, JP;
Naoaki Taoka, Takasago, JP;
Inventors:
Masutoshi Nojiri, Takasago, JP;
Daisuke Moriyama, Takasago, JP;
Tozo Nishiyama, Takasago, JP;
Naoaki Taoka, Takasago, JP;
Assignee:
KANEKA CORPORATION, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C12N 15/00 (2006.01); C12N 9/86 (2006.01); C12P 13/02 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01); C12N 9/80 (2006.01); C12P 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/80 (2013.01); C12P 13/02 (2013.01); C12P 41/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention has its object to provide a novel polypeptide having amidase activity to selectively hydrolyze S-enantiomer in racemic nipecotamide, a DNA encoding the polypeptide, a vector containing the DNA, a transformant transformed with the vector, and a method for producing an optically active carboxylic acid amide and an optically active carboxylic acid in which a racemic carboxylic acid amide is hydrolyzed with the polypeptide or the transformant.