Preparation of 6-aminocaproic acid from 5-formylvaleric acid
View Patent ↗The invention relates to a method for preparing 6-aminocaproic acid (hereinafter also referred to as ‘6-ACA’) using a biocatalyst. The invention further relates to a method for preparing e-caprolactam (hereafter referred to as ‘caprolactam’) by cyclising such 6-ACA. The invention further relates to a host cell, a micro-organism, or a polynucleotide which may be used in the preparation of 6-ACA or caprolactam.
1. A recombinant host cell comprising a nucleic acid sequence containing the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3.
2. A recombinant host cell according to claim 1 , wherein the host cell is selected from the group of Aspergillus, Penicillium, Saccharomyces, Kluyveromyces, Pichia, Candida, Hansenula, Bacillus, Corynebacterium , and Escherichia.
3. Polynucleotide comprising SEQ ID NO:3.