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Method for producing fermentative product and stress-resistant microorganism

US6579699B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 10, 1999
Grant dateJun 17, 2003
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Expiry dateAug 10, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12P13/08
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method for producing a fermentative product by utilizing a microorganism, the method comprising culturing the microorganism in a medium to produce and accumulate the fermentative product in the medium, and collecting the fermentative product, wherein the microorganism expresses a heat shock protein derived from a hyperthermophilic archaeon strain KOD-1 in a cell of the microorganism by introduction of a gene coding for the heat shock protein.

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