Patent ID: 7754455

Claim:
A process for the production of acrylylcholine, methacrylylcholine, 2-(N,N-dimethylamino)ethyl acrylate or 2-(N,N-dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate comprising a) reacting choline with acrylyl-CoA or methyacrylyl-CoA and choline acetyltransferase to produce acrylylcholine or methylacrylylcholine, respectively; or b) reacting acrylyl-CoA or methyacrylyl-CoA with 2-(N,N-dimethylamino) ethanol and choline acetyltransferase to produce 2-(N,N-dimethylamino)ethyl acrylate or 2-(N,N-dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate, respectively.