METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLUCURONIC ACID BY GLUCURONIC ACID FERMENTATION

摘要

It is intended to provide a microorganism having an excellent ability to specifically oxidize a hydroxymethyl group of glucose and a method for producing glucuronic acid and/or glucuronolactone by direct oxidation of glucose using this microorganism. The invention is directed to a mutant strain which is a microorganism capable of directly producing glucuronic acid from glucose and has an ability to specifically oxidize a hydroxymethyl group of glucose and in which a nucleotide sequence of DNA corresponsing to 16S rRNA has a nucleotide sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 in the sequence listing; and a method for producing glucuronic acid and/or glucuronolactone by specifically oxidizing a hydroxymethyl group of glucose using this mutant strain. According to the invention, D-glucuronic acid and/or D-glucuronolactone can be produced and provided easily and safely in high yield at a low price.