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US 10,808,264 B2Granted
Method for producing benzaldehyde
AssigneeAjinomoto Co., Inc.
InventorsYasuaki Takakura, Keiko Danjo, Keita Fukui, Sayaka Asari, Takuto Ono
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Abstract
A method for producing benzaldehyde is provided. Benzaldehyde is produced from L-phenylalanine or a carbon source by using microorganism(s) having amino acid deaminase, 4-hydroxymandelate synthase, (S)-mandelate dehydrogenase, and benzoylformate decarboxylase.
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A method for producing benzaldehyde, the method comprising:
- (A) producing benzaldehyde by using one or more microorganisms having one or more benzaldehyde generation enzymes,
- wherein said benzaldehyde generation enzymes consist of amino acid deaminase, 4-hydroxymandelate synthase, (S)-mandelate dehydrogenase, and benzoylformate decarboxylase, and
- wherein said one or more microorganisms is:
- 1) one microorganism which has all four of said benzaldehyde generation enzymes, or
- 2) a plurality of microorganisms comprising all four of said benzaldehyde generation enzymes among said plurality of microorganisms.
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