Coryneform bacteria with altered glucokinase activity in the production of L-lysine

US7306932B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Degussa AG · DE

Inventors

• Brigitte Bathe · Salzkotten, DE
• Stephan Hans · Osnabrück, DE
• Caroline Reynen · Steinhagen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 7, 2002
• Grant date: Dec 11, 2007
• Expiry date: Oct 26, 2023

Classification

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

Abstract

The invention relates to alleles of the glk gene from coryneform bacteria coding for glucokinases, and to processes for the production of L-lysine by fermentation using bacteria containing such alleles.