Patent ID: 6190891
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: A23K,A23L,A61P,B27K,C08L,C09K,C12P,Y10S

Abstract:
A process of producing a polymerized phenolic compound or a polymerized aromatic amine compound having increased molecular weight, comprisingreacting in an alkaline pH reaction medium a phenolic compound or aromatic amine compound with an enzyme having polyphenol oxidizing activity obtained by cultivating Myrothecium verrucaria SD 3001 (Accession No. FERM BP-5520) or Myrothecium roridum SD 3002 (Accession No. FERM BP-5523),allowing polymerization of the phenolic compound or aromatic amine compound, andrecovering a polymerized phenolic compound or a polymerized aromatic amine compound.