HU9600240D0 - Variant phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase, gene thereof, and process for producing amino acid - Google Patents

Variant phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase, gene thereof, and process for producing amino acid

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HU9600240D0
HU9600240D0 HU9600240A HU9600240A HU9600240D0 HU 9600240 D0 HU9600240 D0 HU 9600240D0 HU 9600240 A HU9600240 A HU 9600240A HU 9600240 A HU9600240 A HU 9600240A HU 9600240 D0 HU9600240 D0 HU 9600240D0
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phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase
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Hiroshi Matsui
Masakazu Sugimoto
Tomoko Suzuki
Katsura Izui
Tsutomu Toyama
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Ajinomoto Kk
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    • C12P13/00—Preparation of nitrogen-containing organic compounds
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    • C12P13/06—Alanine; Leucine; Isoleucine; Serine; Homoserine
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    • C12P13/00—Preparation of nitrogen-containing organic compounds
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    • C12P13/14—Glutamic acid; Glutamine
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    • C12P13/00—Preparation of nitrogen-containing organic compounds
    • C12P13/04—Alpha- or beta- amino acids
    • C12P13/20—Aspartic acid; Asparagine

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HU9600240A 1993-08-24 1994-08-17 Mutáns foszfo-enolpiruvát-karboxiláz, ennek génje, valamint eljárás aminosav előállítására HU219600B (hu)

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JP20977693 1993-08-24
JP20977593 1993-08-24
JP15387694 1994-07-05
PCT/JP1994/001365 WO1995006114A1 (fr) 1993-08-24 1994-08-17 Allele de phosphenolpyruvate carboxylase, gene de cet allele et procede de production de l'acide amine

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HUT73690A HUT73690A (en) 1996-09-30
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EP (1) EP0723011B1 (hu)
KR (2) KR100337959B1 (hu)
CN (1) CN1179043C (hu)
AT (1) ATE220099T1 (hu)
AU (1) AU682547B2 (hu)
BR (1) BR9407625A (hu)
CA (1) CA2169170C (hu)
CZ (1) CZ289051B6 (hu)
DE (1) DE69430919T2 (hu)
HU (1) HU219600B (hu)
MY (1) MY112250A (hu)
PL (1) PL181380B1 (hu)
SK (1) SK283369B6 (hu)
WO (1) WO1995006114A1 (hu)

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