Patent ID: 9663805
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: C07C,C07D,C12P

Claim:
1. Method for preparing 6-aminocaproic acid, wherein the 6-aminocaproic acid is prepared from α-ketopimelic acid, using at least one biocatalyst, wherein said biocatalyst comprises two enzymes, wherein said two enzymes are an amino acid dehydrogenase (E.C. 1.4.1) and a decarboxylase (E.C. 4.1.1), and wherein said decarboxylase converts α-ketopimelic acid to 5-formylpentanoate and said amino acid dehydrogenase converts 5-formylpentanoate to 6-aminocaproic acid, or said amino acid dehydrogenase converts α-ketopimelic acid to alpha-aminopimelic acid and said decarboxylase converts alpha-aminopimelic acid to 6-aminocaproic acid.