Cell with reduced ppgppase activity

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cell which is genetically modified over its wild type in such a way that it has a reduced ppGppase activity relative to its wild type, and preferably an essential amino acid, even more preferably an essential amino acid derived from serine, most preferably methionine or tryptophan, to a feed additive comprising such a cell, to a method of preparing a cell overproducing essential amino acid, more preferably an essential amino acid derived from serine, most preferably methionine or tryptophan, comprising preparing a cell having a knocked-out gene coding for a ppGppase, and to a method of preparing an essential amino acid, more preferably an essential amino acid derived from serine, most preferably methionine or tryptophan, comprising the steps of a) culturing the cell according to the first aspect of the present invention or to any of its embodiments, and b) optionally: purifying the amino acid.

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