Method for producing metabolites biologically synthesized via phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate
US6258554A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 22, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/848
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An industrially more advantageous method for the production of metabolites biologically synthesized via phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate (PRPP) is provided, making use of metabolically modified strains in which transketolase activity is deficient or reduced in comparison with the parent strain.
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