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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 04, 1998
Applicants:
Kazuo Nagai, Tokyo, JP;
Masaaki Wati, Machida, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuo Nagai, Tokyo, JP;
Masaaki Wati, Machida, JP;
Assignee:
Kyowa Hakko Kogyo, Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P021/02 ; C12N001/21 ; C07H021/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a protein having an activity of giving a lysozyme insensitivity to a lysozyme-sensitive microorganism belonging to; DNA which codes for the protein; a recombinant vector containing the DNA; a transformant obtained by introducing the recombinant vector into a host cell; a bacterium having a lysozyme sensitivity in which the activity of the protein is inactivated; and a method for producing an amino acid using the bacterium.