RhtB protein variants and the method of producing O-phosphoserine using the same
US10125179B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 17, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12P13/12
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to an RhtB (homoserine/homoserine lactone export transporter) protein variant having an enhanced ability to export O-phosphoserine (OPS) that is a precursor of L-cysteine, a polynucleotide encoding the protein, a vector comprising the polynucleotide, an OPS-producing microorganism comprising the protein variant, a method of producing O-phosphoserine using the microorganism, and a method for preparing cysteine or its derivatives, which comprises reacting O-phosphoserine, produced by the method above, with a sulfide in the presence of O-phosphoserine sulfhydrylase (OPSS) or a microorganism that expresses OPSS.
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