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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2009
Applicants:
Gen Nonaka, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuhiro Takumi, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventors:
Gen Nonaka, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuhiro Takumi, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 13/12 (2006.01); C07K 14/00 (2006.01); C07H 21/00 (2006.01); C12N 1/21 (2006.01); C12N 15/00 (2006.01); C12P 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a bacterium belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae which has L-cysteine-producing ability and has been modified to decrease the activity of the protein encoded by the yhaM gene. This bacterium is cultured in a medium, and L-cysteine, L-cystine, their derivatives, or a mixture thereof is collected from the medium.