L-2-HYDROXY-4-METHYLPENTANOIC ACID DEHYDROGENASE, PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION AND ITS USE

摘要

The purpose of the invention is the new enzyme L-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid-dehydrogenase and its recovery from Lactobacillus confuses. The new enzyme can be used to enzymatically change L-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid and various other L-2-hydroxy-carboxylic acids into the corresponding 2-ketocarboxylic acids or 2-keto-4-methylpentanoic acid and various other 2-ketocarboxylic acids into the corresponding L-2-hydroxycarboxylic acids.