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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2009
Applicants:
Yoshinori Tajima, Kawasaki, JP;
Shintaro Iwatani, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshihiro Usuda, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuhiko Matsui, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshinori Tajima, Kawasaki, JP;
Shintaro Iwatani, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshihiro Usuda, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuhiko Matsui, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A bacterium which belongs to the Enterobacteriaceae family and has an ability to produce an L-amino acid such as L-lysine, L-threonine and L-tryptophan and is modified to enhance glutamic acid decarboxylase activity is cultured in a medium to produce and accumulate the L-amino acid in the medium or cells of the bacterium. Then, the L-amino acid is collected from the medium or the cells.