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Oxygen-dependent fermentation of microorganisms

US5714348A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

Hoechst GmbH · DE

Inventors

Werner Aretz · Königstein, DE
Philipp Willems · Idstein, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 20, 1996
Grant date	Feb 3, 1998
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 20, 2016

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12P21/02
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a growth-coupled fed-batch fermentation of oxygen-dependent microorganisms. It has been found that oxygen-dependent microorganisms can be advantageously fermented if the carbon supply is carried out as a function of the oxygen uptake rate.

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