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US 7,479,381 B1Granted
Production of itaconic acid by Pseudozyma antarctica
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
InventorsTsung Min Kuo, Cletus P. Kurtzman, William E. Levinson
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Abstract
Itaconic acid may be produced in high yields by fermentation with a yeast, Pseudozyma antarctica NRRL Y-30980.
Claims15
A method for producing itaconic acid or salts thereof comprising:
- a. inoculating a fermentation medium with Pseudozyma antarctica NRRL Y-30980 and incubating under aerobic conditions and for a period of time effective to produce itaconic acid in said medium, and
- b. recovering said itaconic acid from said fermentation medium.
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