Method for highly efficient production of lactic acid using candida utilis
AssigneeKirin Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsShigehito Ikushima, Toshio Fujii, Osamu Kobayashi, Hiroshi Ashigai
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Abstract
There is disclosed a yeast strain of Candida utilis, wherein the yeast strain has been transformed with at least one copy of a gene that is operatively linked to a promoter sequence enabling expression of the gene and encodes a polypeptide having activity of lactate dehydrogenase. The yeast strain is useful for producing lactic acid with high efficiency.
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A yeast strain of Candida utilis, wherein the yeast strain has been transformed with at least one copy of a gene that is operatively linked to a promoter sequence enabling expression of the gene and encodes a polypeptide having activity of lactate dehydrogenase.
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