Mutant of the proB gene from coryneform bacteria

US8343734B2 · 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: May 31, 2011
• Grant date: Jan 1, 2013
• Expiry date: May 31, 2031

Classification

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

Abstract

The invention relates to processes for fermentative production of L-proline using bacteria which contain mutated variants of the proB gene.