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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christine Bastuck, Bielefeld, DE;
Brigitte Bathe, Salzkotten, DE;
Nicole Dusch, Bielefeld, DE;
Bettina Moeckel, Duesseldorf, DE;
Georg Thierbach, Bielefeld, DE;
Assignee:
Degussa AG, Duesseldorf, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 1/712 ; C12N 1/554 ; C12Q 1/68 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 1/712 ; C12N 1/554 ; C12Q 1/68 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to polynucleotides corresponding to the nadC gene and which encode the nicotinate nucleotide pyrophosphorylase protein, methods of producing nicotinic acid or nicotinic acid derivatives, and methods of screening for polynucleotides which encode proteins having nicotinate nucleotide pyrophosphorylase activity.