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Thermophilic amino acid biosynthesis system enzyme gene of thermotolerant coryneform bacterium

US6995250B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 4, 2000
Grant dateFeb 7, 2006
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Expiry dateOct 7, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12Y604/01002
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A plurality of primer sets are designed based on a region where conservation at the amino acid level is observed among various microorganisms for known gene sequences corresponding to a gene coding for an enzyme of the L-amino acid biosynthetic pathway derived from Corynebacterium thermoaminogenes, preferably an enzyme that functions at a higher temperature compared with that of Corynebacterium glutamicum. PCR is performed by using the primers and chromosomal DNA of Corynebacterium thermoaminogenes as a template. The primers with which an amplification fragment has been obtained are used as primers for screening to select a clone containing a target DNA fragment from a plasmid library of chromosomal DNA of Corynebacterium thermoaminogenes.

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