Patents Assigned to PhamaZell GmbH
  • NOVEL 7beta-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES AND THEIR USE
    Publication number: 20130040341
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel 7?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases which are obtainable from bacteria of the genus Collinsella, especially of the strain Collinsella aerofaciens, to the sequences encoding said enzymes, to methods for producing said enzymes and to their use in the enzymatic conversion of cholic acid compounds, and especially in the production of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCS). The invention also relates to novel methods for the synthesis UDCS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: PhamaZell GmbH
    Inventors: Luo Liu, Rolf Schmid, Arno Aigner