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US 7,192,747 B2Granted
Methods for producing L-amino acids
AssigneeAjinomoto Co., Inc.
InventorsYukiko Ono, Hisashi Yasueda, Yoshio Kawahara, Shinichi Sugimoto
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Abstract
A methane-utilizing microorganism capable of producing L-amino acid, for example, bacteria belonging to type I, type X or type II in the taxonomic categorization methane-utilizing bacteria such as Methylomonas albus, Methylococcus capsulatus and Methylosinus trichosporium, is cultivated in a culture medium in contact with gas containing methane which is the main source of carbon, to allow the L-amino acid to be produced and accumulated in the medium, and the L-amino acid is collected from the medium.
Claims8
A method for production of an L-amino acid, comprising:
- a) cultivating a L-amino acid producing methane-utilizing microorganism in a culture medium, and wherein said microorganism is in contact with gas containing methane which is the main source of carbon, and wherein said microorganism is selected from the group consisting of Methylomonas albus, Methylococcus capsulatus, and Methylosinus trichosporiurn, and
- b) collecting said L-amino acid from said medium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.