Abstract: The invention relates to 12 ?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases, nucleic acid sequences coding for the same, expression cassettes and vectors, recombinant microorganisms containing the corresponding coding nucleic acid sequences, a method for producing said 12 ?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases, a method for enzymatic oxidation of 12 ?-hydroxysteroids using said enzyme, a method for enzymatic reduction of 12-ketosteroids using said enzyme, a method for qualitative or quantitative determination of 12-ketosteroids and/or 12?-hydroxysteroids using said 12?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases and a method for production of ursodesoxycholic acid, comprising the enzyme-catalyzed cholic acid oxidation using said 12 ?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an intermediate (12) of lycopene of 2,6,10-trimethyl-1,1-dialkoxyl-3,5,9-undecantriene of formula, (12) and its intermediate of 4-methyl-5,5-dialkoxyl-1-pentenyl-1-phosphonic acid dialkyl ester of formula (10), and their preparation methods. The process route is simple, the starting materials are available easily, the cost is low, and it is valuable in industry.

Abstract: The invention relates to a novel important lycopene intermediate 3,7,11-trimethyl-1,3,6,10-tetraene-dodecyl diethyl phosphonate. A current lycopene intermediate 2,4,6,10-tetra-double bond pentadec-carbon phosphonate is difficult to synthesize. The invention provides a novel intermediate, which has the following synthesis steps of: preparing 2,6,10-trimethyl-3,5,9-undecane triene-1-aldehyde from pseudoionone; preparing 2,6,10-trimethyl-2,5,9-undecane triene-1-aldehyde from the 2,6,10-trimethyl-3,5,9-undecane triene-1-aldehyde; and subjecting the 2,6,10-trimethyl-2,5,9-undecane triene-1-aldehyde and tetraethyl methylenediphosphonate to condensation reaction to obtain target product. The invention can generate novel intermediate from raw material pseudoionone only by four reactions, thus the reactions are easy to control and great industrial value are achieved.

Abstract: The present invention relates to 2,6,10-trimethyl-3,5,9-undecatrienyl-1-aldehyde represented by formula (3), and a method for preparing this intermediate. The process route of the present invention is simple, the starting materials are available easily, and the cost is low.

Abstract: The invention discloses an intermediate 1-methoxyl-2,6,10-trimethyl-1,3,5, 9-undec-tetraene, and a preparation method and uses thereof. In the synthesis method for the current lycopene intermediate 2-pos double bond C-14 aldehyde (2,6,10-trimethyl-2,5,9-undecatriene-1-aldehyde), expensive methyl iodide, polluting dimethyl sulphide and dangerous strong base are needed, so that the method is hardly applied to industrial production. The invention provides a new compound 1-methoxyl-2,6,10-trimethyl-1,3,5,9-undec-tetraene, and pure 2-pos double bond C-14 aldehyde can be prepared by hydrolyzing and refining the compound. The synthetic route is simplified and the great suitability for industrial production is achieved.

Abstract: The present invention relates to 2,6,10-trimethyl-3,5,9-undecatrienyl-1-aldehyde represented by formula (3), and a method for preparing this intermediate. The process route of the present invention is simple, the starting materials are available easily, and the cost is low.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an intermediate (12) of lycopene of 2,6,10-trimethyl-1,1-dialkoxyl-3,5,9-undecantriene of formula, (12) and its intermediate of 4-methyl-5,5-dialkoxyl-1-pentenyl-1-phosphonic acid dialkyl ester of formula (10), and their preparation methods. The process route is simple, the starting materials are available easily, the cost is low, and it is valuable in industry.

Abstract: 1,4,6,10-tetra-double bond pentadec-carbon phosphonate of formula (4), and preparation method thereof are provided. The preparation method comprises: reacting a pseudo ionone of formula (2) with sulfonium salt to prepare a epoxide of formula (9), and then reacting the epoxide of formula (9) with magnesium bromide to prepare a C-14 aldehyde of formula (3); condensing the C-14 aldehyde of formula (3) with tetra-alkyl methylene diphosphonate to obtain 1,4,6,10-tetra-double bond pentadec-carbon phosphonate of formula (4). Furthermore, the preparation method of lycopene via 1,4,6,10-tetra-double bond pentadec-carbon phosphonate of formula (4) is also provided. The present method has the advantages of short route, easily obtained raw materials, and low cost.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel microbial 7?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (7?-HSDH) knockout mutants and to the use thereof for producing other HSDHs having various functionalities, such as 3?-, 7?- or 12?-HSDH, and to the use of thus-produced HSDH enzymes in enzymatic reactions of cholic acid compounds, and in particular for producing ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCS). The invention relates in particular to novel methods for synthesizing UDCS.

Abstract: The invention discloses an intermediate 1-methoxyl-2,6,10-trimethyl-1,3,5,9-undec-tetraene, and a preparation method and uses thereof. In the synthesis method for the current lycopene intermediate 2-pos double bond C-14 aldehyde (2,6,10-trimethyl-2,5,9-undecatriene-1-aldehyde), expensive methyl iodide, polluting dimethyl sulphide and dangerous strong base are needed, so that the method is hardly applied to industrial production. The invention provides a new compound 1-methoxyl-2,6,10-trimethyl-1,3,5,9-undec-tetraene, and pure 2-pos double bond C-14 aldehyde can be prepared by hydrolyzing and refining the compound. The synthetic route is simplified and the great suitability for industrial production is achieved.

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.

Abstract: The invention relates to a novel important lycopene intermediate 3,7, 11-trimethyl-1,3,6,10-tetraene-dodecyl diethyl phosphonate. A current lycopene intermediate 2,4,6,10-tetra-double bond pentadec-carbon phosphonate is difficult to synthesize. The invention provides a novel intermediate, which has the following synthesis steps of: preparing 2,6,10-trimethyl-3,5,9-undecane triene-1-aldehyde from pseudoionone; preparing 2,6,10-trimethyl-2,5,9-undecane triene-1-aldehyde from the 2,6,10-trimethyl-3, 5,9-undecane triene-1-aldehyde; and subjecting the 2,6,10-trimethyl-2,5,9-undecane triene-1-aldehyde and tetraethyl methylenediphosphonate to condensation reaction to obtain target product. The invention can generate novel intermediate from raw material pseudoionone only by four reactions, thus the reactions are easy to control and great industrial value are achieved.

Abstract: 1,4,6,10-tetra-double bond pentadec-carbon phosphonate of formula (4), and preparation method thereof are provided. The preparation method comprises: reacting a pseudo ionone of formula (2) with sulfonium salt to prepare a epoxide of formula (9), and then reacting the epoxide of formula (9) with magnesium bromide to prepare a C-14 aldehyde of formula (3); condensing the C-14 aldehyde of formula (3) with tetra-alkyl methylene diphosphonate to obtain 1,4,6,10-tetra-double bond pentadec-carbon phosphonate of formula (4). Furthermore, the preparation method of lycopene via 1,4,6,10-tetra-double bond pentadec-carbon phosphonate of formula (4) is also provided. The present method has the advantages of short route, easily obtained raw materials, and low cost.