Patents Assigned to Lonza Japan, Ltd.
  • Manufacture of optically active 2-phenylpropionic acid and 2-phenylpropionamide from the nitrile using Rhodococcus equi
    Patent number: 5258305
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of obtaining optically active 2-phenylpropionic acid and 2-phenylpropionamide such as S-(+)-2-phenylpropionic acid, R-(-)-2-phenylpropionamide, and R-(-)-2-phenylpropionic acid from S-2-phenylpropionitrile or R,S-2-phenylpropionamide using a bacterium belonging to Rhodococcus equi.Optically active 2-phenylpropionic acid and 2-phenylpropionamide are recovered in high yield and in quantities according to the method of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1993
    Assignees: Nitto Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Lonza Japan, Ltd., Hideaki Yamada
    Inventors: Hideaki Yamada, Toru Nagasawa