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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2002
Applicants:
Mechthild Rieping, Bielefeld, DE;
Nicole Siebelt, Rietberg, DE;
Inventors:
Mechthild Rieping, Bielefeld, DE;
Nicole Siebelt, Rietberg, DE;
Assignee:
Evonik Degussa GmbH, Essen, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention relates to a process for the production of L-amino acids, in particular L-threonine, in which the following steps are performed: a) fermentation of microorganisms of the Enterobacteriaceae family which produce the desired L-amino acid, in which at least one or more of the genes, selected from the group iclR and fadR, or nucleotide sequences coding therefor, are enhanced, in particular overexpressed, b) accumulation of the desired L-amino acid in the medium or in the cells of the bacteria and c) isolation of the desired L-amino acid.