| abstract |
PCT No. PCT/JP89/00447 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 7, 1989 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 7, 1989 PCT Filed Apr. 27, 1989 PCT Pub. No. WO89/10410 PCT Pub. Date Nov. 2, 1989.An optically active 1,3-butanediol can be produced by either (1) treating a mixture of 1,3-butanediol enantiomers with a microorganism, which has been optionally treated, capable of asymmetrically assimilating said mixture, or (2) preparing a microorganism, which has been optionally treated, capable of asymmetrically reducing 4-hydroxy-2-butanone, and collecting optically active 1,3-butanediol. |