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.