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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
May. 16, 2017
Applicants:
Cathay Biotech Inc., Shanghai, CN;
Cibt America Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Inventors:
Howard Chou, Shanghai, CN;
Wenqiang Lu, Shanghai, CN;
Ling Chen, Shanghai, CN;
Lijun Yu, Shanghai, CN;
Xiucai Liu, Shanghai, CN;
Assignees:
CATHAY BIOTECH INC., Shanghai, CN;
CIBT AMERICA INC., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/88 (2006.01); C12P 13/00 (2006.01); C12N 15/70 (2006.01); C12N 15/77 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/88 (2013.01); C12N 15/70 (2013.01); C12N 15/77 (2013.01); C12P 13/001 (2013.01); C12Y 401/01018 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides CadA polypeptides with mutations that increase activity in alkaline pH compared to the wild-type lysine decarboxylase. The invention also provides methods of generating such mutant polypeptides, microorganisms genetically modified to overexpress the mutant polypeptides, and methods of generating such microorganism.