Process for producing coproporphyrin III
US4334021A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 28, 1980 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 28, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/83
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
In a process for producing coproporphyrin III which comprises cultivating a coproporphyrin III-producing microorganism of the genus Arthrobacter in a culture medium containing a carbon source, a nitrogen source and a mineral and recovering coproporphyrin III from the culture broth, the improvement wherein the culture medium contains at least 0.1 g, per liter of the culture medium, of L-cystine, at leas 0.5 g, per liter of the culture medium, of Mg.sup.++, or both; and coproporphyrin III-producing microoganisms.
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