Process for producing erythritol using Moniliella tomentosa strains in the presence of neutral inorganic nitrates, such as potassium nitrate, ammonium nitrate or sodium nitrate, as nitrogen source
US8187847B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 1, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12P7/18
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of at least one inorganic nitrate in a fermentation process for producing erythritol using a yeast strain of the Moniliella species as an erythritol-producing microorganism characterized in that the at least one inorganic nitrate is simultaneously used as a main nitrogen source and as a pH regulator in the culture medium, as well as to such an improved method for producing erythritol.
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