公开(公告)号：BR0108883A

公开(公告)日：2003-04-29

申请号：BR0108883

申请日：2001-02-27

Applicant: BASF AG

Inventor： RESS-LDSCHKE MARION ,  HAUER BERNHARD ,  MATTES RALF ,  ENGELS DIRK

IPC: C12N15/09 ,  C12N1/21 ,  C12N9/78 ,  C12N15/55 ,  C12P7/40 ,  C12P41/00 ,  C12R1/19 ,  C12N15/70 ,  C12N15/76

Abstract: Isolated nucleic acid (I), encoding a polypeptide (II) with nitrilase activity, is (i) a 1483 bp sequence (1), reproduced; (ii) a sequence equivalent to (1) within the degeneracy of the genetic code or (iii) a derivative of (1) that encodes a polypeptide having at least 95% homology with a 366 amino acid polypeptide (2), reproduced, and essentially the same enzymatic activity as (2). Independent claims are also included for the following: (a) (II) encoded by (I); (b) nucleic acid construct containing (I) linked to one or more regulatory signals; (c) vector containing (I) or the construct of (b); (d) recombinant microorganism containing (I), the construct of (b) or the vector of (c); and (e) method for producing achiral or chiral carboxylic acids (III) by treating nitriles (IV) with (II) or with growing, resting or lysed microorganisms of (d).