Use of inducible promoters in the production of methionine

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PATENT NO 9988655
APP PUB NO 20170306366A1
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15646940

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The present invention relates to use of inducible promoters in the production of methionine by fermentation. The present invention concerns a method for the production of methionine, its precursors or derivatives in a fermentative process comprising the following steps:

    culturing a modified microorganism in an appropriate culture medium comprising a source of carbon, a source of sulphur and a source of nitrogen, andrecovering methionine and/or its derivatives from the culture medium, wherein in said modified microorganism, the expression of at least one gene involved in methionine production is under the control, direct or indirect, of a heterologous inducible promoter.

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EVONIK OPERATIONS GMBHRELLINGHAUSER STRASSE 1-11 ESSEN 45128

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Figge, Rainer Le Crest, FR 35 192
Vasseur, Perrine Martres sur Morges, FR 8 17

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