摘要 |
The invention relates to novel biocatalytic processes, comprising the whole cell reduction of dehydrocholic acid (DHCS) compounds, novel 7ß-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase mutants, to the sequences encoding said enzyme mutants, to methods for producing the enzyme mutants and to the use thereof in enzymatic conversion of cholic acid compounds, and especially in the production of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCS); The invention also relates to novel methods for the synthesis of UDCS using the enzyme mutants; and in particular to a further improved method for producing UDCS using recombined whole-cell biocatalysts. |