Production method for rare fatty acid using novel enzyme, and novel rare fatty acid
AssigneeNoster Inc.
InventorsJun Ogawa, Shigenobu Kishino, Kohey Kitao
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Abstract
A method for producing a hydroxylated fatty acid by a hydration reaction using a novel enzyme derived from the genus Clostridium in the soil and using fatty acid as a substrate is provided by the present invention. In addition, a novel rare fatty acid with utility value which is obtained by the production method is also provided.
Claims9
A hydroxylated or oxo fatty acid selected from the group consisting of 11-hydroxy-cis-4,cis-7,cis-13,cis-16,cis-19-docosapentaenoic acid, 11-hydroxy-cis-7,cis-13,cis16,cis-19-docosatetraenoic acid, 12-hydroxycis-5,cis-8,cis-14,cis-17-eicosatetraenoic acid, 11-oxo-cis-4, cis-7,cis-13,cis-16,cis-19-docosapentaenoic acid, 11-oxo-cis-7,cis-13,cis-16,cis-19-docosatetraenoic acid, and 12-oxo-cis5,cis-8,cis-14,cis-17-eicosatetraenoic acid.
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