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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Akira Tsubokura, Kawasaki, JP;
Hisashi Yoneda, Yokohama, JP;
Mikihiro Takai, Kawasaki, JP;
Takashi Kiyota, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Nippon Oil Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 67 ; 435125 ; 4352521 ; 435843 ; 568345 ;
Abstract
A process for production of canthaxanthin comprising the steps of culturing a microorganism capable of producing canthaxanthin and belonging to the genus Corynebacterium, such as Corynebacterium sp. SQH 348 (FERM BP-4284), and recovering canthaxanthin from the culture.