Homolactic fermentation from pentose
US8715972B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 15, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N9/88
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Provided is a lactic acid bacterium capable of homolactic fermentation using a pentose as a substrate, the lactic acid bacterium utilizing a pentose, and in which a phosphoketolase pathway is blocked and a pentose phosphate pathway is activated. Also provided is a method for producing lactic acid from a pentose using the lactic acid bacterium and a method for preparing the lactic acid bacterium.
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