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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2002
Applicants:
Kenzo Yokozeki, Kanagawa, JP;
Sonoko Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Kenzo Yokozeki, Kanagawa, JP;
Sonoko Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C12P 21/06 (2006.01); G01N 33/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of producing a dipeptide from starting materials that are available at low costs through a route industrially advantageous and simple. Dipeptides are produced from amino acid esters and amino acids by using a culture of a microbe having an ability to produce a dipeptide from an amino acid ester and an amino acid, microbial cells separated from the culture, or treated microbial cell product.