Improved production of riboflavin
AssigneeDsm IP Assets B.V.
InventorsChristopher Mark FARRELL, Sébastien Eric POTOT, Zoltán PRÁGAI, Michael Patrick ANAYA
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Abstract
The present invention is related to an improved process for production of vitamin B2 using a genetically engineered host cell comprising a heterologous enzyme with pyridoxal phosphatase activity. Using said modified host cell, the yield of riboflavin production could be increased by at least about 5%.
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A riboflavin-producing host cell comprising riboflavin biosynthetic genes (rib operon) and a heterologous enzyme with pyridoxal phosphatase [EC 3.1.3.74] activity.
A riboflavin-producing host cell comprising riboflavin biosynthetic genes (rib operon) and a heterologous enzyme having pyridoxal phosphatase activity [EC 3.1.3.74] used for a process for production of riboflavin.
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