公开(公告)号：US20180073047A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-15

申请号：US15559962

申请日：2016-02-19

Applicant: BASF SE

Inventor： Vaidotas NAVICKAS ,  Michael BREUER ,  Michael PUHL ,  Melanie WEINGARTEN ,  Kai-Uwe BALDENIUS ,  Wofgang SIEGEL

IPC: C12P19/02 ,  C12N9/04 ,  C12N9/08

CPC classification number: C12P19/02 ,  C12N9/0006 ,  C12N9/0065 ,  C12Y101/03009 ,  C12Y111/01006 ,  C12Y111/01007

Abstract: The present invention relates to biocatalytic methods, comprising purely enzymatic, mixed enzymatic-fermentative and purely fermentative methods, for the direct single-step conversion of L-fucitol to L-fucose, in order to easily obtain L-fucose at high amounts and levels of purity. Suitable recombinant microorganisms and fungi are further disclosed and also the use thereof in said method for the single-step conversion to L-fucose.