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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Patrick Girard, Les Ulis, FR;
Catherine Eliane Javelot, Maisons Alfort, FR;
Barbu Dinu Vladescu, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
Pernod Ricard, Paris, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ; C12P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4352551 ; 435 67 ; 4351731 ; 4351738 ; 4352568 ; 435911 ;
Abstract
The subject of the present invention is Phaffia rhodozyma mutants blocked in the step of conversion of .beta.-carotene in the pathway of biosynthesis of astaxanthin. The present invention also relates to a process for producing .beta.-carotene using these mutants, for purposes of use in the preparation of foodstuffs or cosmetic or pharmaceutical products.