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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Christopher D. Skory, Washington, IL (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/56 ; C12N 9/04 ; C12N 1/20 ; C12N 1/14 ; C12N 1/16 ; C07M 2/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/56 ; C12N 9/04 ; C12N 1/20 ; C12N 1/14 ; C12N 1/16 ; C07M 2/104 ;
Abstract
A fungal Ldh protein and a gene have been isolated from,Host organisms transformed with expression vectors containing this gene produce optically pure, or enhanced levels of L-(+)-lactic acid not characteristic of the wild type organisms. These transformants will be useful for providing an increased supply of lactic acid for use in food and industrial applications.