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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2011
Applicants:
Wanda Dischert, Vic-le-Comte, FR;
Perrine Vasseur, Martres sur Morges, FR;
Cédric Boisart, Gerzat, FR;
Rainer Figge, Le Crest, FR;
Inventors:
Wanda Dischert, Vic-le-Comte, FR;
Perrine Vasseur, Martres sur Morges, FR;
Cédric Boisart, Gerzat, FR;
Rainer Figge, Le Crest, FR;
Assignee:
METALBOLIC EXPLORER, Saint Beauzire, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 13/12 (2006.01); C12N 9/00 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C12N 15/00 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01); C12N 9/02 (2006.01); C12N 15/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 13/12 (2013.01); C12N 9/0036 (2013.01); C12N 15/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is related to a microorganism for the production of methionine, wherein said microorganism is modified to enhance the transhydrogenase activity of PntAB. In a preferred aspect of the invention, the activity of the transhydrogenase UdhA is attenuated in said microorganisms. The invention also related to a method for producing methionine by fermentation.