PRODUCTION OF N-ACYLATED SULPHUR-CONTAINING AMINO ACIDS WITH MICROORGANISMS HAVING ENHANCED N-ACYLTRANSFERASE ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY
申请人:FIGGE RAINER
公开号:US20100047880A1
公开(公告)日:2010-02-25
The present invention claims an isolated polypeptide having L-amino-acid-N-acyl transferase enzymatic activity and a modified microorganism in which this enzyme is overexpressed. Substrates of said enzyme include mainly methionine and their derivatives or analogs. Overexpression in sulphur-containing amino acid producing microorganisms permits the production of large amounts of N-acylated sulphur-containing amino acids. The isolation of the N-acylated sulphur-containing amino acids from the fermentation medium is also claimed.
本发明声明了一种具有L-氨基酸-N-酰基转移酶活性的分离多肽和一种改良的微生物,其中这种酶被过度表达。该酶的底物主要包括蛋氨酸及其衍生物或类似物。在含硫氨基酸生产微生物中过度表达可以生产大量的N-酰化含硫氨基酸。同时本发明还声明了从发酵介质中分离出N-酰化含硫氨基酸的方法。