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. 1983 Jun;45(6):1722–1726. doi: 10.1128/aem.45.6.1722-1726.1983

l-Serine Production by a Mutant of Sarcina albida Defective in l-Serine Degradation

Kenji Omori 1, Toshio Kakimoto 1, Ichiro Chibata 1
PMCID: PMC242529  PMID: 16346305

Abstract

For improved l-serine production, an l-serine dehydratase-defective mutant of Sarcina albida IAM 1012 was obtained. In the mutant, the activities of the enzymes responsible for l-serine production were as high as those in the parent strain, and, at a low glycine concentration, the mutant accumulated l-serine more efficiently than the parent. Under optimum conditions, 21 mg of l-serine per ml accumulated from 100 mg of glycine per ml. l-Serine was isolated from a reaction mixture as l-serine m-xylene-4-sulfonate, and free amino acid was obtained in high yields by use of an ion-exchange resin. Residual glycine was recovered at a yield of 61%.

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