| abstract |
A method for preparing amides from nitriles, which method utilizes a microorganism belonging to a genus of Klebsiella , Aeromonas , Citrobacter , Agrobacterium , Rhizobium , Xanthobacter , Erwinia , Enterobacter or Streptomyces and having an ability of converting nitriles to amides, is provided. The present method enables to obtain highly purified amides which are industrially useful. |