Ajinomoto Co., Ltd.

Masaaki Ishida

Kiyoshi Miwa

Konosuke Sano

Shigeru Nakamori

Mahito Terabe

Haruo Momose

Hiroshi Takagi

Koichi Ito

Hiroshi Matsui

Kazuhiko Matsui

Takayasu Tsuchida

Takaaki Sato

Shigeru Makamori

A recombinant DNA molecule comprising a plasmid vector having operationally inserted therein a gene coding for homoserine kinase is disclosed along with bacteria containing this recombinant DNA molecule and methods of using these bacteria to produce amino acids in large quantities.

Recombinant DNA, bacteria carrying said recombinant DNA and a process

A process for producing L-tryptophan in which a suitable substrate such as a carbohydrate, indole or anthranilic acid is contacted with Coryneform bacteria, where the Coryneform bacteria bear recombinant DNA constructed by connecting a gene coding for tryptophan synthetase with a plasmid vector capable of proliferating in Coryneform bacteria.

Process for producing L-tryptophan

A substantially pure plasmid which is characterized by a molecular weight of 3.0.+-.0.1 megadalton and the restriction endonuclease-cleavage map shown in the Figure. This plasmid is capable of propagating in Corynebacteria and due to its size is useful as a vector for the cloning of exogenous genes.

Plasmid

A genetic sequence coding for the production of a protein having the activity of homoserine dehydrogenase and having two Pst I cleavage sites in its DNA chain and a molecular weight of 2.24 Md, is incorporated into a vehicle capable of replication in Coryneform bacteria and used to produce L-threonine and L-isoleucine by fermentation.

Coryneform bacteria carrying recombinant plasmids and their use in the

An L-lysine producing microorganism which is constructed by incorporation into a recipient strain of the genus Brevibacterium or Corynebacterium of a hybrid plasmid having inserted therein a DNA fragment which is derived from a donor strain of the genus Brevibacterium or Corynebacterium and which controls resistance to S-(2-aminoethyl)-cysteine and productivity of L-lysine, is useful for the production of high levels of L-lysine by fermentation.

Method for producing L-lysine by fermentation

A composite plasmid which comprises (A) a drive-unit region derived from a plasmid a capable of propagating in a Coryneform glutamic acid-producing bacterium, and (B) a gene fragment derived from a plasmid b capable of propagating in Escherichia coli or Bacillus subtilis and having at least a region expressing drug resistance.

Composite plasmid

An L-arginine producing microorganism which is constructed by transforming into a recipient strain of the genus Escherichia of a vector having inserted therein an arg A gene derived from a chromosomal DNA of the genus Escherichia, is useful for the production of high levels of L-arginine by fermentation.

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Kawasaki, Japan

Masaaki Ishida