Genes and their encoded polypeptides involved in the biosynthetic pathway of vitamin b12, vectors and host cells comprising the genes, and process for producing vitamin b12

Four new genes, and the enzymes that they encode, are disclosed, which are present in Propionibacterium freudenreichii, and which are involved in at least five steps in the biosynthetic pathway of vitamin B12. The four enzymes are: A: cobyrinic acid a, c-diamide synthase; B: a bifunctional enzyme, w...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Hauptverfasser: PEL, HERMAN JAN, HOPPER, SYLVIA
Format: Patent
Sprache:chi ; eng
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:Volltext bestellen
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:Four new genes, and the enzymes that they encode, are disclosed, which are present in Propionibacterium freudenreichii, and which are involved in at least five steps in the biosynthetic pathway of vitamin B12. The four enzymes are: A: cobyrinic acid a, c-diamide synthase; B: a bifunctional enzyme, which is a cobinamide kinase and a cobinamide phosphate guanyl transferase; C: a cobalamin 5-phosphate synthase; and D: an adenosyl transferase. Genes encoding the four enzymes can be placed in Propionibacteria shuttle vectors and used to transform Propionibacteria hosts, in order to improve the production of vitamin B12 or a precursor thereof on an industrial scale during fermentation.