Abstract: The present invention relates to recombinant Escherichia coli (E. coli) host cells comprising, in relation to wild-type cells, at least one mutation selected from the group consisting of deletion of the gene relA (?relA); amino acid substitutions R290E and K292D in the protein guanosine-3?,5?-bis pyrophosphate 3?-pyrophosphohydrolase (bifunctional (p)ppGpp synthetase II; SpoT) (spo T[R290E;K292D]); and amino acid substitution G267C in the protein pyruvate dehydrogenase subunit E1 (AceE) (aceE[G267C]). Said recombinant host cells are characterized by increased sugar uptake rates that lead to increased productivity when using said cells for the production of biosynthetic products. The present invention further relates to respective methods for the biosynthetic production of a product of interest using said host cells.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fermentation process for culturing a host cell comprising a vector which comprises an inducible promoter of the mannose operon wherein the inducible promoter of the mannose operon controls expression of a nucleic acid sequence encoding for a polypeptide, in particular the present invention relates to the high cell density fermentation of a prokaryotic host cell comprising the inducible promoter of the mannose operon in the production of a polypeptide.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new D-carbamoylase and the gene sequences which code for this from the organism Arthrobacter crystallopoietes DSM 20117. Plasmids, vectors, microorganisms, particular primers and specific possible uses of the enzymes according to the invention are also mentioned. The invention moreover describes a new process for the discovery of enzymes which can be employed in a process for the preparation of D-amino acids starting from 5′-substituted hydantoins.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new D-carbamoylase and the gene sequences which code for this from the organism Arthrobacter crystallopoietes DSM 20117. Plasmids, vectors, microorganisms, particular primers and specific possible uses of the enzymes according to the invention are also mentioned. The invention moreover describes a new process for the discovery of enzymes which can be employed in a process for the preparation of D-amino acids starting from 5′-substituted hydantoins.

Abstract: Rec-hydantoinases which may be obtained in more active form by a the process described herein. The invention also relates, inter alia, to a rechydantoinase from the organism Arthrobacter crystallopoietes DSM20117, to nucleic acids which code for such a protein and to vectors containing said nucleic acids and to uses thereof.