Method for producing hydroxycarboxylic acid by enhancing synthesis of coenzyme
AssigneeMitsui Chemicals, Inc.
InventorsTakashi Morishige, Mitsufumi Wada, Hitoshi Takahashi, Daisuke Mochizuki, Junko Tokuda
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Abstract
Hydroxycarboxylic acids are produced by using a microorganism that is improved in ability to produce nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide by deleting, mutating or substituting nadR gene in the microorganism or introducing a gene encoding nicotinic acid phosphoribosyltransferase.
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A method for producing a hydroxycarboxylic acid from an aliphatic polyhydric alcohol having a hydroxyl group at the end by using a microorganism, the method comprising using the microorganism which has an enhanced ability to produce nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide.
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