PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF AN ENANTIOMERICALLY ENRICHED A-AMINO ACID - Patent 1446492

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EP 1 446 492 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	18.12.2003

(43)	Date of publication:
	18.08.2004 Bulletin 2004/34

(21)	Application number: 02783830.9

(22)	Date of filing: 22.11.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: C12P 13/04, C12P 13/06, C12P 13/12, C12P 41/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/NL2002/000758

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2003/044206 (30.05.2003 Gazette 2003/22)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

23.11.2001 NL 1019416

(71)	Applicant: DSM IP Assets B.V.
	6411 TE Heerlen (NL)

(72)	Inventors:
	KIERKELS, Joannes, Gerardus, Theodorus NL-6133 BH Sittard (NL) BOESTEN, Wilhelmus, Hubertus, Joseph NL-6132 BJ Sittard (NL)

(74)	Representative: Hermans, Edith E.H.
	DSM Intellectual PropertyOffice GeleenP.O. Box 9 6160 MA Geleen 6160 MA Geleen (NL)

(54)	PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF AN ENANTIOMERICALLY ENRICHED A-AMINO ACID