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Thursday 11 February 2016

NHase patent on stabilizing nitrile active enzymes in cells

Methods for preserving and/or storing cells having a nitrilase or nitrile hydratase activity

T Zelinski, M Keβeler, B Hauer - US Patent 8,815,569, 2014
The invention from BASF relates to a method for preserving and/or storing microorganisms which exhibit at least one nitrile hydratase or nitrilase enzyme activity, with the preservation and/or storage being effected in an aqueous medium which comprises at least one aldehyde, with the total aldehyde concentration being in a range from 0.1 to 100 mM/l.

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