Abstract
The present invention relates to an isolated nucleotide sequence andcorresponding polypeptide derived from the niotrile-metabolising Pantoea strain deposited under NCIMB 41853. Saidisolated polypeptide actsas a nitrilase and the invention exends to a process for producing a carboxylic acid using said isolated polypeptide to metabolise nitriles such as 3-hydroxyglutaronitrile, 3-hydroxybutyronitrile and 3- hydroxy-phenylpropionitrile to form corresponding carboxylic acids.
Original language | English (Ireland) |
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Patent number | PCT/EP2012/063315 |
IPC | C12N 9/78 (2006.1),C12P 7/40 (2006.01) |
Priority date | 07/07/2011 |
Filing date | 06/07/2012 |
Publication status | Published - 10 Jan 2013 |
Keywords
- Enzyme
- Acid
- nucleotide sequence
- Polypepide