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Title: Process for biological material carbon-carbon bond formation

Patent ·
OSTI ID:321190

A process for providing vicinal dimethyl long chain between alkyl groups of organic compounds is described. The process uses intact or disrupted cells of various species of bacteria, particularly Thermoanaerobacter sp., Sarcina sp. and Butyrivibrio sp. The process can be conducted in an aqueous reaction mixture at room temperatures. 8 figs.

Research Organization:
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); National Science Foundation, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-89ER14029
Assignee:
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5,851,807/A/
Application Number:
PAN: 8-784,367; CNN: Grant NSF BIR 912-006;Grant IBM 9507189
OSTI ID:
321190
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 22 Dec 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English