Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing L-arginine by transforming a host microorganism belonging to the genus Corynebacterium or Brevibacterium with a recombinant DNA of a DNA fragment containing a gene involved in the biosynthesis of L-arginine and a vector DNA, culturing the transformant in a nutrient medium, accumulating L-arginine in the culture medium and recovering L-arginine therefrom.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 31, 1984
Date of Patent:
October 4, 1988
Assignee:
Kyowa Khkko Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Inventors:
Ryoichi Katsumata, Haruhiko Yokoi, Tetsuo Oka