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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2011
Applicants:
Kenji Sonomoto, Fukuoka, JP;
Takeshi Zendo, Fukuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Kenji Sonomoto, Fukuoka, JP;
Takeshi Zendo, Fukuoka, JP;
Assignees:
KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION, Fukuoka-Shi, JP;
SUMITOMO CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/56 (2006.01); C12P 7/62 (2006.01); C12R 1/46 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/56 (2013.01); C12N 1/20 (2013.01); C12P 7/625 (2013.01); C12R 1/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention thus provides a method for producing L-lactic acid, which comprises the step of culturing a lactic acid bacterium that can produce L-lactic acid in a medium containing any one selected from the group consisting of cellobiose, cellooligosaccharides, xylose, arabinose, and glucose derived from cellulose and/or hemicellulose as a substrate to obtain L-lactic acid. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention,NITE BP-965 can be used.