Increasing NADPH availability for methionine production
US9034611B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 24, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N15/52
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention is related to a microorganism for the production of methionine, wherein said microorganism is modified to enhance the transhydrogenase activity of PntAB. In a preferred aspect of the invention, the activity of the transhydrogenase UdhA is attenuated in said microorganisms. The invention also related to a method for producing methionine by fermentation.
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