Patents Assigned to NSC Technologies
  • Transaminase biotransformation process
    Patent number: 6197558
    Abstract: A process for making natural and unnatural amino acids which comprises reacting a first amino acid, a keto acid and a transaminase enzyme under conditions appropriate to produce a second amino acid and pyruvate; reacting the pyruvate with acetolactate synthase under conditions appropriate to produce a compound that does not react with the transaminase enzyme and separating the second amino acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: NSC Technologies
    Inventor: Ian G. Fotheringham