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

**Definition:** This place covers:

Explanatory Note:

This subclass covers both major and minor chemical modifications.

**Glossary:** - Microorganism Microorganisms: Comprises single-celled organisms such as bacteria, actinomycetales or single-celled fungi, e.g. yeasts; for the purposes of classification, this term also includes viruses, undifferentiated human, animal or plant cells, protozoa, tissues and unicellular algae. - Saccharide: polyhydroxy-aldehyde or -ketone, or derivative thereof; the exact definition is given under C12P19/00