Method for producing ß-hydroxy amino acid and enzyme used therefore

摘要

The present invention provides a new method for producing ²-hydroxy amino acid and its optically-active isomer in a convenient manner. The ²-hydroxy amino acid is produced by reacting a predetermined D-±-amino acid and 5,10-methylene tetrahydrofolic acid in the presence of an enzyme derived from a microorganism belonging to a genus selected from the group consisting of genera Paracoccus, Aminobacter, and Ensifer.