NOVEL OXIDOREDUCTASE AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING 3-(p-HYDROXYPHENYL)-2-PROPENOL DERIVATIVES AND OTHER COMPOUNDS USING THE SAME

摘要

A novel enzyme which is obtained from a microorganism of a strain belonging to the genus Pseudomonas fluorescens and catalyzes the oxidation of substrates such as p-hydroxytoluene derivatives and p-alkylphenol derivatives; and processes for producing 3-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-2-propenol derivatives, p-hydroxybenzaldehyde derivatives, p-alkylphenol derivatives, optically active S(-)-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl) alcohol derivatives, etc., from those substrates using the enzyme.