Method for producing pyruvic acid by fermentation
AssigneeToray Industries, Inc.
InventorsReiko Miyata, Tetsu Yonehara, Kyousuke Yotsumoto, Hiromi Tsutsui
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Abstract
By cultivating microorganisms belonging to genus Torulopsis, requiring thiamine and biotin for their growth and having an ability to produce pyruvic acid, it is enabled to accumulate an appreciable amount of pyrivic acid with little by-product.
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A method for producing pyruvic acid by fermentation which is characterized by cultivating microorganisms belonging to genus Torulopsis, requiring both thiamine and biotin for their growth and having an ability to produce pyruvic acid, producing at least 20.5 g/l of pyruvic acid and accumulating pyruvic acid in the culture solution and separating pyruvic acid from said culture solution.
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