Process For Producing Sulfur-Containing Hydroxycarboxylic Acid

摘要

A process for producing a sulfur-containing alpha-hydroxycarboxylic acid compound, which comprises a step for reacting a sulfur-containing dihydroxy compound with a cell or a material from treated cell of a microorganism that has an ability to convert the sulfur-containing dihydroxy compound to a corresponding alpha-hydroxycarboxylic acid compound.