Patent ID: 9562240
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: C12P

Claim:
1. A method of biologically producing an aromatic carboxylic acid of Chemical Formula 1, the method comprising contacting a substrate containing an aromatic carboxylic acid having a para-hydroxy group represented by Chemical Formula 2 with a biocatalyst that removes the para-hydroxy group: wherein, X and Y are independently hydrogen, hydroxy, or C1-C4 alkoxy, and wherein the biocatalyst that removes the para-hydroxy group comprises at least one enzyme selected from the group consisting of 3 dehydroquinate hydro-lyase (EC 4.2.1.10), aldos-2-ulose dehydratase (EC 4.2.1.110), o-succinylbenzoate synthase (EC 4.2.1.113), 3-dehydroshikimate hydro-lyase (EC 4.2.1.118), prephenate hydro-lyase (EC 4.2.1.51), arogenate dehydratase (EC 4.2.1.91), scytalone 7,8-hydro-lyase (EC 4.2.1.94), and 16α-hydroxyprogesterone hydro-lyase (EC 4.2.1.98).