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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2010
Kazuo Nakanishi, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshimi Kikuchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Junichiro Kojima, Kawasaki, JP;
Tomoko Suzuki, Kawasaki, JP;
Yasushi Nishimura, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroyuki Kojima, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuo Nakanishi, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshimi Kikuchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Junichiro Kojima, Kawasaki, JP;
Tomoko Suzuki, Kawasaki, JP;
Yasushi Nishimura, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroyuki Kojima, Kawasaki, JP;
Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Anbacterium having dihydrodipicolinate synthase and aspartokinase, both of which are desensitized to feedback inhibition by L-lysine. The intracellular activity of dihydrodipicolinate reductase in this bacterium can also be enhanced. Furthermore, a diaminopimelate dehydrogenase gene can be introduced into this bacterium, or intracellular activities of tetrahydrodipicolinate succinylase and succinyl diaminopimelate deacylase can be enhanced. Finally, the intracellular activities of aspartate-semialdehyde dehydrogenase or phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase can be enhanced in this bacterium. The bacterium can be cultured in a suitable medium to produce and accumulate L-lysine in culture, and the L-lysine is collected from the culture.