It is intended to provide a novel NAD
+
-independent myo-inositol 2-dehydrogenase which converts myo-inositol into scyllo-inosose in the absence of NAD
+
; a novel enzyme scyllo-inositol dehydrogenase which stereospecifically reduces scyllo-inosose into scyllo-inositol in the presence of NADH or NADPH; and a novel microorganism which belongs to the genus
Acetobacter
or
Burkholderia
and can convert myo-inositol into scyllo-inositol. By using these enzymes or the microorganism, scyllo-inositol is produced. Furthermore, scyllo-inositol is purified by adding boric acid and a metal salt to a liquid mixture containing scyllo-inositol and a neutral saccharide other than scyllo-inositol to fonts a scyllo-inositol/boric acid complex, separating the complex from the liquid mixture, dissolving the thus separated complex in an acid to give an acidic solution or an acidic suspension and then purifying scyllo-inositol from the acidic solution or the acidic suspension.
本发明旨在提供一种新型的
NAD +无关的
肌醇2-脱氢酶,该酶在缺乏
NAD +的情况下将肌醇转化为赛洛肌醇;一种新型的赛洛
肌醇脱氢酶,该酶在存在
NADH或
NADPH的情况下立体特异性地将赛洛肌醇还原为赛洛肌醇;以及一种新的微
生物,属于Acetobacter或Burkholderia属,可以将肌醇转化为赛洛肌醇。通过使用这些酶或微
生物,可以生产赛洛肌醇。此外,通过向含有赛洛肌醇和除赛洛肌醇以外的中性糖的液体混合物中添加
硼酸和
金属盐来纯化赛洛肌醇,形成赛洛肌醇/
硼酸复合物,将复合物与液体混合物分离,将分离出的复合物溶解在酸中以得到酸性溶液或酸性悬浮液,然后从酸性溶液或酸性悬浮液中纯化赛洛肌醇。