Nucleotide sequences which code for the metY gene

US6812016B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Degussa AG · DE

Inventors

• Bettina Moeckel · Goldkronach, DE
• Walter Pfefferle · Bodenwerder, DE
• Klaus Huthmacher · Gelnhausen, DE
• Christian Rueckert · Vellmar, DE
• Joern Kalinowski · Bielefeld, DE
• Alfred Puehler · Bielefeld, DE
• Michael Binder · Steinhagen, DE
• Dieter Greissinger · Florstadt, DE
• Georg Thierbach · Bielefeld, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 2, 2001
• Grant date: Nov 2, 2004
• Expiry date: Nov 19, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12P13/08
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to isolated polynucleotides which encode proteins with O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase, vectors and cells containing the polynucleotides as well as methods of preparing L-amino acids.