Patent ID: 6946270
Filing Date: 2005-09-20
Classification: C12P

Abstract:
1. A process for producing a compound (II-a) or a compound (II-b) wherein a microorganism having an activity of producing compound (II-a) or a compound (II-b) from a compound (I-a) or a compound (I-b), selected from the group consisting of those belonging to the genus Mycobacterium, Corynebacterium, Brevibacterium, Rhodococcus, Gordonia, Arthrobacter, Micrococcus, Cellulomonas and Sphingomonas , a culture of said microorganism, or a treated product of said culture used as an enzyme source, the process comprising: allowing the compound (I-a) or the compound (I-b) to exist in an aqueous medium; allowing the compound (II-a) or the compound (II-b) to be produced and accumulated to said aqueous medium; and collecting the compound (II-a) or the compound (II-b) from said aqueous medium, and wherein the compound (I-a) is a compound represented by the formula (I-a):  wherein R the compound (I-b) is a lactone form of compound (I-a) represented by the formula (I-b):  wherein R the compound (II-a) is a compound represented by the formula (II-a):  wherein R the compound (II-b) is a lactone form of compound (II-a) represented by the formula (II-b):  wherein R wherein the microorganism is one selected from