AMMONIA TRANSPORTER GENE AND USE THEREOF

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APP PUB NO 20090047381A1
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12278995

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The present invention relates to ammonia transporter genes and use thereof. The invention relates in particular to a brewer's yeast which shows enhanced ammonia assimilation, alcoholic beverages produced using such yeast, and a method of producing such alcoholic beverages. More specifically, the invention relates to the MEP1 gene which codes for the ammonia transporter Mep1 in brewer's yeast, particularly to a yeast which can control the ammonia assimilation ability by controlling the level of expression of the nonScMEP1 gene or ScMEP1 gene characteristic to beer yeast and to a method of producing alcoholic beverages using such yeast.

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SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED1-40 DOJIMAHAMA 2-CHOME KITA-KU OSAKA-SHI OSAKA 530-8203

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kodama, Yukiko Osaka, JP 42 61
Nakao, Yoshihiro Osaka, JP 73 263
Shimonaga, Tomoko Osaka, JP 30 11

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