abstract |
The present invention provides an enzyme for producing a carboxylic acid such as farnesyl acid from an aldehyde compound such as farnesal and a microorganism having the enzyme, and a method for producing a clean and low environmental load carboxylic acid using the enzyme or the microorganism. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] Microorganism-derived enzymes having the following properties: (1) Action: Oxidizes aldehyde compounds of isoprenoids to carboxylic acids of isoprenoids, (2) Molecular weight: about 75 kDa, (3) Requirements for coenzymes Sex: None. [Selection figure] None |