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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2015
Applicant:
Cj Cheiljedang Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Brian Brazeau, Oskaloosa, IA (US);
Jin-Sook Chang, Seoul, KR;
Kwang Myung Cho, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Young Wook Cho, Seoul, KR;
Mervyn Desouza, Plymouth, MN (US);
Holly J. Jessen, Chanhassen, MN (US);
So-Young Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Wei Niu, Spring Park, MN (US);
Fernando A. Sanchez-Riera, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Yong-Uk Shin, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hyewon Um, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/00 (2006.01); C12N 15/74 (2006.01); C12N 9/10 (2006.01); C12P 13/12 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01); C12N 15/70 (2006.01); C12N 15/63 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 13/12 (2013.01); C12N 9/1029 (2013.01); C12Y 203/01046 (2013.01); C12N 15/63 (2013.01); C12N 15/70 (2013.01); C12N 15/74 (2013.01); Y02P 20/52 (2015.11);
Abstract
Described herein are microorganisms that produce methionine and related products from endogenous genes in a transsulfuration pathway, as well as from exogenous genes providing a direct sulfhydrylation pathway. Novel genes that are useful for methionine and SAMe production are disclosed.