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A process for preparation of a lactone form a cyclic ketone

The present invention provides a new biocatalyst whole cell system for converting cyclic ketones such as cyclopentanone/cyclohexanone to the corresponding lactones such as valerolactone/caprolactone. Another novel aspect of the present invention is that biocatalyst fungus Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. ciceri NCIM 1282 species has been found to be an efficient biocatalyst system for any biotransformation for the first time.

Filing Date: 31-12-2001

Issue Date: 27-03-2009

Patent No: IN230892 [India]

Application No: 1304/DEL/2001

Inventor(s): Deendayal Mandal; Absar Ahmad; Mohammed Islam Khan; Rajiv Kumar

Licensing Option: Laboratory willing to jointly develop technology with industrial partner.

Implementing institute: CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory [CSIR-NCL] 

Funding agency: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

IPC Classification: C07D 313/16

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