Production of optically active 1,3-butanediol by asymmetric assi

Details Production of optically active 1,3-butanediol by asymmetric assi Production of optically active 1,3-butanediol by asymmetric assi

1989-12-07

1993-06-15

Naff, David M.

Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology

Process of utilizing an enzyme or micro-organism to destroy...

Resolution of optical isomers or purification of organic...

435158, 435 21, 435938, C12P 718

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052197573

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Field of Industrial Application

The present invention relates to a process for producing optically active 1,3-butanediol with a microorganism.
Optically active 1,3-butanediol is an important starting material for various medicines such as antibiotics.


Prior Art

Known processes for producing optically active 1,3-butanediol include (1) a process wherein a chemically synthesized mixture of 1,3-butanediol racemates is optically resolved with an optical resolving agent (cf. Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 191631/1986) and (2) a process wherein it is produced from 4-hydroxy-2-butanone by asymmetric synthesis with a Raney nickel catalyst treated with an optically active compound [cf. Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 204187/1983 and Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 53, 1356 to 1360 (1980)]. However, both the processes (1) and (2) have a defect that expensive optical resolving agent and catalyst must be used and, in addition, the product obtained by the process (2) has a low optical purity. Under these circumstances, it is demanded to establish a process for producing optically active 1,3-butanediol having a high optical purity in an economically advantageous and convenient manner.


DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides a process for producing optically active 1,3-butanediol which comprises either (1) treating a mixture of 1,3-butanediol enantiomers with a microorganism, which has been optimally treated, capable of asymmetrically assimilating said mixture, or (2) preparing a microorganism, which has been optionally treated, capable of asymmetrically reducing 4-hydroxy-2-butanone, and collecting optically active 1,3-butanediol.
The present invention involves (1) asymmetric assimilation and (2) reduction as follows: (1) a process for producing optically active 1,3-butanediol which comprises treating a mixture of 1,3-butanediol enantiomers with a microorganism, which has been optionally treated, capable of asymmetrically assimilating said mixture and collecting optically active 1,3-butanediol remaining intact, and (2) a process for producing optically active 1,3-butanediol which comprises treating 4-hydroxy-2-butanone with a microorganism, which has been optionally treated, capable of asymmetrically reducing 4-hydroxy-2-butane into either (R)-1,3-butanediol or (S)-1,3-butanediol and collecting the (R)-1,3-butanediol or (S)-1,3-butanediol thus formed.
The present invention will now be described in detail by referring to these two processes.


(1) Asymmetric assimilation

After intensive investigations made for the purpose of getting a microorganism usable for producing optically active 1,3-butanediol having a high optical purity by asymmetric assimilation, the inventors have found that a microorganism selected from among those belonging to the genera Brevibacterium, Candida, Enterobacter, Geotrichum, Klebsiella, Lodderomyces, Pseudomonas, Rhodotorula, Saccharomyces, Saccharomycopsis, Sterigmatomyces and Trichosporon is capable of asymmetrically assimilating a mixture of 1,3-butanediol enantiomers to leave (R)-1,3-butanediol intact, and that a microorganism selected from among those belonging to the genera Agrobacterium, Azotobacter, Bacillus, Brettanomyces, Candida, Citrobacter, Corynebacterium, Dekkera, Endomyces, Erwinia, Hansenula, Issatchenkia, Klebsiella, Kluyveromyces, Geotrichum, Micrococcus, Mycobacterium, Pachysolen, Paracoccus, Pichia, Protaminobacter, Pseudomonas, Saccharomyces, Saccharomycopsis, Selenotila, Serratia, Stephanoascus and Xanthomonas is capable of asymmetrically assimilating a mixture of 1,3-butanediol enantiomers to leave (S)-1,3-butanediol intact.
The microorganism usable in the present invention may be any of those belonging to the genus Brevibacterium, Candida, Enterobacter, Geotrichum, Klebsiella, Lodderomyces, Pseudomonas, Rhodotorula, Saccharomyces, Saccharomycopsis, Sterigmatomyces or Trichosporon capable of asymmetrically assimilating a mixture of 1,3-butanediol enantiomers to leave (R)-1,3-butanediol intact or any of those belonging to the genus Agrobacteriu

REFERENCES:
Levene et al., J. Biol. Chem., 94, pp. 361-366, (1931).
Neuberg et al., Biochem. Z., 92, pp. 96-110 (1918).
Murakami et al., Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, vol. 53, No. 5, pp. 1356-1360, (1980).

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