A highly substrate-tolerant nitrilase was discovered for the synthesis of 3-hydroxypropionic acid.
The immobilized cells catalyzed the complete hydrolysis of up to 7.0 mol/L of 3-hydroxypropionitrile.
The immobilized cells showed no activity loss up to 30 batches in distilled water.
High titer (184.7 g/L) and productivity (36.9 g/(L h)) were obtained.
A feasible process was developed for the industrial production of 3-hydroxypropionic acid.