Process for the preparation of amides using microorganisms
AssigneeNitto Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsIchiro Watanabe, Masami Okumura
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Abstract
A process for the production of amides utilizing microorganisms is described, which comprises subjecting nitriles having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms to the action of a microorganism belonging to the genus Rhodococcus, and genus Arthrobacter or the genus Microbacterium having an ability to hydrate the nitriles to form the corresponding amides in an aqueous medium.
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A process for producing an amide compound utilizing microorganism, which comprises subjecting a nitrile to the action of the bacteria Rhodococcus S-6 having an ability to hydrate the nitrile to form the corresponding amide compound in an aqueous medium, wherein the nitrile is selected from the group consisting of acetonitrile, propionitrile, acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, butyronitrile, isobutyronitrile, valeronitrile, and nicotinonitrile, and recovering the amide compound from the aqueous medium.
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