Variant polynucleotide for increasing L-proline production

US7982020B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Stephan Hans · Osnabrück, DE
• Brigitte Bathe · Salzkotten, DE
• Georg Thierbach · Bielefeld, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 13, 2005
• Grant date: Jul 19, 2011
• Expiry date: May 26, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12N9/12
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to mutated variants of the proB gene from coryneform bacteria, which encode γ-glutamyl kinase, and to processes for fermentative production of L-proline using bacteria which contain this mutation.