Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Micro-organism – tissue cell culture or enzyme using process... – Preparing alpha or beta amino acid or substituted amino acid...
Reexamination Certificate
2008-06-03
2008-06-03
Saidha, Tekchand (Department: 1652)
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Micro-organism, tissue cell culture or enzyme using process...
Preparing alpha or beta amino acid or substituted amino acid...
C435S018000, C435S195000, C536S023200
Reexamination Certificate
active
07381549
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to methods for the fermentative production of sulfur-containing fine chemicals, in particular L-methionine, by using bacteria which express a nucleotide sequence coding for a methionine synthase (metH) gene.
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Guerrero, C.
Häfner Stefan
Klopprogge Corinna
Kröger Burkhard
Schröder Hartwig
Zelder Oskar
BASF - Aktiengesellschaft
Connolly Bove & Lodge & Hutz LLP
Saidha Tekchand
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