Patents Assigned to Degussa Aktiengelleschaft
  • L-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid-dehydrogenase, process for obtaining it and its use
    Patent number: 4530903
    Abstract: The purpose of the invention is the new enzyme L-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid-dehydrogenase and its recovery from Lactobacillus confuses. The new enzyme can be used to enzymatically change L-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid and various other L-2-hydroxy-carboxylic acids into the corresponding 2-ketocarboxylic acids or 2-keto-4-methylpentanoic acid and various other 2-ketocarboxylic acids into the corresponding L-2-hydroxycarboxylic acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1985
    Assignee: Degussa Aktiengelleschaft
    Inventors: Wolfgang Leuchtenberger, Maria-Regina Kula, Werner Hummel, Horst Schutte