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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1998
Markus Pompejus, Waldsee, DE;
Jose Luis Revuelta Doval, Salamanca, ES;
Maria Angeles Santos Garcia, Salamanco, ES;
Markus Pompejus, Waldsee, DE;
Jose Luis Revuelta Doval, Salamanca, ES;
Maria Angeles Santos Garcia, Salamanco, ES;
BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to an orotidine-5'-phosphate decarboxylase gene having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or its homologs, to a gene construct comprising this gene or its homologs, and to its use. The invention additionally relates to vectors or organisms comprising an orotidine-5′-phosphate decarboxylases gene having the sequence SEQ ID NO: 1 or its homologs. The invention further relates to a process for producing uracil-auxotrophic microorganisms and to a process for inserting DNA into uracil-auxotrophic microorganisms.