Consortium Fur Elektrochemische Industrie Gmbh

Wacker Chemie Ag

Christoph Winterhalter

Thomas Maier

Susanne Leonhartsberger

Kerstin Pfeiffer

Brigitte Bauer

Walfred Leinfelder

The invention concerns a homoserine transsuccinylase having at least one mutation compared to a wild-type homoserine transsuccinylase and reduced sensitivity towards a L-methionine or SAM, compared to the wild-type enzyme. The latter comprises an amino acid sequence including a partial AspGlyXaaXaaXaaThrGlyAlaPro sequence between position 90 and position 115 and a partial TyrGlnXaaThrPro sequence between position 285 and position 310, position 1 of the amino acid sequence corresponding to the initial methionine. The invention is characterized in that the mutation is a substitution of the aspartate in the partial AspGlyXaaXaaXaaThrGlyAlaPro sequence, or a substitution of the tyrosine in the partial TyrGlnXaaThrPro sequence.

Feedback-resistant homoserine transsuccinylases

The invention relates to a homoserine transsuccinylase, which exhibits reduced sensitivity towards L-methionine or SAM in comparison with a homoserine transsuccinylase wild-type enzyme, whereby the latter comprises an amino acid sequence containing a TyrGlnXaaThrPro sub-sequence, the Thr of said sub-sequence lying between positionsandof the amino acid sequence and positionbeing filled by the starter methionine. The inventive homoserine transsuccinylase is characterized in that in comparison with the wild-type enzyme at least 2 amino acids are modified, said modification taking place in the Thr of the sub-sequence or in the C-terminal.

Feedback-resistant homoserine transsuccinylases having a modified c-terminus

Microorganisms and processes for the fermentative preparation of L-cysteine, L-cystine, N-acetylserine or thiazolidine derivatives. The microorganism strain which is suitable for the fermentative preparation of L-cysteine, L-cystine, N-acetylserine and/or thiazolidine derivatives, overexpresses at least one gene which encodes a protein which is directly suitable for secreting antibiotics, or other substances which are toxic for the microorganism, out of the cell.

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Pöcking, Germany

Christoph Winterhalter