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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2016
Korea University Research and Business Foundation, Seoul, KR;
Sung Ok Han, Seoul, KR;
Seung-Kyou You, Jeollabuk-do, KR;
Jeong-Eun Hyeon, Seoul, KR;
Young-jin Ko, Gangwon-do, KR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a mutant microorganism having the ability to produce 5-aminolevulinic acid, and more particularly, to a mutant microorganism having the ability to produce 5-aminolevulinic acid wherein a glutamyl-tRNA reductase-encoding gene is introduced in a glutamic acid-producing microorganism, and to a method for producing 5-aminolevulinic acid using the same. According to the present invention, 5-aminolevulinic acid that is useful in the medical or agricultural field can be produced in a significantly higher yield than that of conventional production methods.