摘要 |
The production of epoxide from alpha -olefin or alpha , omega -diene using an epoxide producing microorganism that belongs to Nocardia genus, wherein said microorganism is cultured aerobically in a medium containing more than one straight-chain alpha -olefin and/or straight-chain, alpha , omega -diene chosen from alpha -olefins having 4 to 20 carbon atoms and alpha , omega -dienes having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, or cells obtained by culturing said microorganism in a medium containing assimilable carbon sources is allowed to react aerobically in a medium containing more than one alpha -olefin and/or alpha , omega -diene selected from said straight-chain alpha -olefins and/or alpha , omega -dienes, and produced alpha -epoxide or alpha , omega -diepoxide or a mixture of these is separated and harvested.
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