Process for the preparation of amides
AssigneeLonza Ltd.
InventorsKaren Tracey Robins, Toru Nagasawa
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Abstract
A novel biotechnological process for the preparation of nitriles, starting from amides, is described. Micro-organisms of the genus Amycolatopsis, Actinomadura or Rhodococcus are employed for this process.
Claims11
Microorganisms of the genus Amycolatopsis or Actinomadura, characterized in that they are capable of converting a nitrile into an amide, and enzyme extracts thereof.
Microorganisms of the species Rhodococcus GF270 and GF376, for example as deposited under the deposit numbers DSM 12211 and DSM 12175, and their functionally equivalent variants and mutants, characterized in that they are capable of converting a nitrile into an amide, and enzyme extracts thereof.
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