METHOD FOR PRODUCING L-THREONINE USING BACTERIA BELONGING TO THE GENUS ESCHERICHIA

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EP 1 720 993 B8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	19.02.2014 Bulletin 2014/08

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	16.10.2013 Bulletin 2013/42

(21)	Application number: 05710272.5

(22)	Date of filing: 09.02.2005

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

C12P 13/08^(2006.01)

C12N 1/21^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/JP2005/002372

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2005/078113 (25.08.2005 Gazette 2005/34)

(54)	METHOD FOR PRODUCING L-THREONINE USING BACTERIA BELONGING TO THE GENUS ESCHERICHIA VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON L-THREONIN UNTER VERWENDUNG VON ZUR GATTUNG ESCHERICHIA GEHÖRENDEN BAKTERIEN PROCEDE POUR PRODUIRE DE LA L-THREONINE AU MOYEN DE BACTERIES APPARTENANT AU GENRE ESCHERICHIA

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

12.02.2004 RU 2004103986
13.08.2004 US 601144 P

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	15.11.2006 Bulletin 2006/46

(73)	Proprietor: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
	Tokyo 104-8315 (JP)

(72)	Inventors:
	AKHVERDIAN, Valeriy, Zavenovich Moscow 117593 (RU) SAVRASOVA, Ekaterina, Alekseevna Moscow 107370 (RU) SAMSONOVA, Natalia, Nikolaevna Moscow 117186 (RU) ERMISHEV, Vladimir, Yurievich Moscow 127644 (RU) ALTMAN, Irina, Borisovna Moscow 119435 (RU) PTITSYN, Leonid, Romanovich Moscow 115404 (RU)

(74)	Representative: HOFFMANN EITLE
	Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München 81925 München (DE)

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References cited: :

WO-A-03/008600
DE-A1- 10 135 053

WO-A-2004/090149

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