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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 07, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masahiro Fukaya, Aichi-ken, JP;
Kenji Tayama, Aichi-ken, JP;
Toshimi Tamaki, Aichi-ken, JP;
Haruko Izumo, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Hajime Okumura, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yoshiya Kawamura, Aichi-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Nakano Vinegar Co., Ltd., Aichi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ; C12P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435190 ; 435140 ; 4353201 ; 4352523 ; 43525233 ; 536 232 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to the structural gene for the membrane-bound aldehyde dehydrogenase derived from microorganisms belonging to the genus Acetobacter, said structural gene having a molecular size of about 3.6 Kb and having a restriction enzyme cleavage map as shown in FIG. 1; to a plasmid containing said structural gene; to an acetic acid bacterium transformed by said plasmid; and to an acetic acid fermentation process using said transformant.