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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 14, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Scott W. Van Arsdell, Lexington, MA (US);
R. Rogers Yocum, Lexington, MA (US);
John B. Perkins, Reading, MA (US);
Janice G. Pero, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Roche Vitamins Inc., Parsippany, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 1/718 ; C12P 1/300 ; C12N 1/20 ; C12N 9/10 ; C12N 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 1/718 ; C12P 1/300 ; C12N 1/20 ; C12N 9/10 ; C12N 1/500 ;
Abstract
A method is disclosed for the increased production of biotin and the biotin precursor dethiobiotin using a bacterium that produces a lysine-utilizing DAPA aminotransferase. This method involves the use of a bacterium that is either grown in the presence of lysine or deregulated for lysine biosynthesis.