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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2012
Frank Schneider, Halle, DE;
Stella Molck, Bielefeld, DE;
Brigitte Bathe, Salzkotten, DE;
EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH, Essen, DE;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a process for the fermentative preparation of sulphur-containing amino acids chosen from the group of L-methionine, L-cysteine, L-cystine, L-homocysteine and L-homocystine, comprising the steps: a) provision of a microorganism of the family Enterobacteriaceae or of a microorganism of the family Corynebacteriaceae which has an increased thiosulphate sulphurtransferase activity compared with the particular starting strain; b) fermentation of the microorganism from a) in a medium which contains an inorganic source of sulphur chosen from the group of salt of dithiosulphuric acid or a mixture of a salt of dithiosulphuric acid and a salt of sulphuric acid, a fermentation broth being obtained, and c) concentration of the sulphur-containing amino acid in the fermentation broth from b).