Microbiological process

• Main Authors: Collis, Andrew John, Dann, Alison Sarah, Ready, Sarah Jane, Alvarez-Ruiz, Emilio, Fosberry, Andrew Peter, Vazquez Muniz, Maria Jesus
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 18.09.2018
• Subjects: BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; CULTURE MEDIA; ENZYMOLOGY; FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIREDCHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERSFROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PROCESSES USING MICROORGANISMS; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; SPIRITS; VINEGAR; WINE

A process for the microbial synthesis of migalastat, specifically a process for the production of migalastat comprising culturing a microorganism under conditions such that at least one imino sugar is produced and detecting and/or isolating an imino sugar produced by said microorganism, and the microorganisms used in this process. The invention also comprises migalastat produced according to the above method and pharmaceutical compositions and uses thereof.