US3326772A
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Enzymic oxidation of aldehydes in the absence of added enzyme cofactors
Assignee: Mobil Oil AS
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Filing: 1964-12-03
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Granted: 1967-06-20
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Expires: 1984-12-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard I Leavitt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 06:52
CPC Classifications
C; C12; C12P; C12P7/00; C12P7/40; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S435/00; Y10S435/8215; Y10S435/822; Y10S435/824; Y10S435/832; Y10S435/863; Y10S435/866; Y10S435/872; Y10S435/874
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
121 words
METHOD FOR MICROBIOLOGICALLY OXIDIZING AN ALDEHYDE WHICH COMPRISES GROWING CELLS OF A MICROOGANISM IN A FERMENTATION MIXTURE COMPRISING A HYDROCARBON AS THE SOLE SOURCE OF CARBON AND A MEDIUM CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING GROWTH OF SAID MICROORGANISM, SAID MICROOGANISM BEING A HYDROCARBON OXIDIZER AND BEING SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBON-OXIDIZING SPECIES OF ACHROMOBACTER, PSEUDOMONAS, NOCARDIA, BACILLUS, AND MYCOBACTERIUM, HARVESTING THE CELLS OF THE MICROORGANISM WHILE IN THE PHASE OF EXPONENTIAL GROWTH AND WASHING THE SAME, SUSPENDING THE CELLS IN AN AQUEOUS MEDIUM AND RUPTURING THE SAME, THEREBY DISSOLVING SOLUBLE ENZYMES THEREOF IN SAID AQUEOUS MEDIUM, THEN ADDING TO THE AQUEOUS MEDIUM SAID ALDEHYDE TO BE OXIDIZED, AND INCUBATING THE RESULTING MIXTURE TO OXIDIZE THE ALDEHYDE TO ITS CORRESPONDING CARBOXYLIC ACID.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
121 words
METHOD FOR MICROBIOLOGICALLY OXIDIZING AN ALDEHYDE WHICH COMPRISES GROWING CELLS OF A MICROOGANISM IN A FERMENTATION MIXTURE COMPRISING A HYDROCARBON AS THE SOLE SOURCE OF CARBON AND A MEDIUM CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING GROWTH OF SAID MICROORGANISM, SAID MICROOGANISM BEING A HYDROCARBON OXIDIZER AND BEING SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBON-OXIDIZING SPECIES OF ACHROMOBACTER, PSEUDOMONAS, NOCARDIA, BACILLUS, AND MYCOBACTERIUM, HARVESTING THE CELLS OF THE MICROORGANISM WHILE IN THE PHASE OF EXPONENTIAL GROWTH AND WASHING THE SAME, SUSPENDING THE CELLS IN AN AQUEOUS MEDIUM AND RUPTURING THE SAME, THEREBY DISSOLVING SOLUBLE ENZYMES THEREOF IN SAID AQUEOUS MEDIUM, THEN ADDING TO THE AQUEOUS MEDIUM SAID ALDEHYDE TO BE OXIDIZED, AND INCUBATING THE RESULTING MIXTURE TO OXIDIZE THE ALDEHYDE TO ITS CORRESPONDING CARBOXYLIC ACID.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-06-19 | 1974-12-19 | 1975-06-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-06-19 | 1978-12-19 | 1979-06-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |