申请人:SUGIYAMA Masakazu
公开号:US20080318290A1
公开(公告)日:2008-12-25
4-(Indol-3-ylmethyl)-4-hydroxy-2-oxoglutarate, which is useful as an intermediate in the synthesis of monatin, may be synthesized from indole pyruvic acid and pyruvic acid (and/or oxalacetic acid) by using a novel aldolase derived from the genus
Pseudomonas, Erwinia, Flavobacterium
, or
Xanthomonas.