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C12P

FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE

Description

C12P covers biotechnological and enzymatic synthesis processes used to produce desired chemical compounds, compositions, or to resolve racemic mixtures into optically pure isomers. This subclass encompasses fermentation-based chemical manufacturing, enzyme-catalyzed reactions for organic synthesis, and bioconversion processes across pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, and industrial compounds. It includes microbial fermentation for metabolite production, recombinant enzyme applications, and biocatalytic transformations, but excludes processes primarily directed at beverage production (beer, wine, spirits, vinegar) which are covered separately within C12. Related processes involving genetic modification of organisms for enhanced bioproduction fall within C12N.

23 direct subcodes

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  • C12P 11/00 Preparation of sulfur-containing organic compounds
  • C12P 15/00 Preparation of compounds containing at least three condensed carbocyclic rings
  • C12P 2201/00 Pretreatment of cellulosic or lignocellulosic material for subsequent enzymatic treatment or hydrolysis
  • C12P 2203/00 Fermentation products obtained from optionally pretreated or hydrolyzed cellulosic or lignocellulosic material as the carbon source
  • C12P 23/00 Preparation of compounds containing a cyclohexene ring having an unsaturated side chain containing at least ten carbon atoms bound by conjugated double bonds, e.g. carotenes (containing heterorings C12P17/00)
  • C12P 25/00 Preparation of compounds containing alloxazine or isoalloxazine nucleus, e.g. riboflavin
  • C12P 27/00 Preparation of compounds containing a gibbane ring system, e.g. gibberellin
  • C12P 29/00 Preparation of compounds containing a naphthacene ring system, e.g. tetracycline (C12P19/00 takes precedence)
  • C12P 3/00 Preparation of elements or inorganic compounds except carbon dioxide
  • C12P 39/00 Processes involving microorganisms of different genera in the same process, simultaneously