Patent ID: 7816109
Filing Date: 2010-10-19
Classification: C12N,C12P

Abstract:
1. A process for producing hydrogen comprising culturing a transformant of Escherichia coli K-12 W3110 strain under aerobic conditions then culturing said transformant under anaerobic conditions to induce the hydrogen generating capability, and further culturing the transformant having the hydrogen generating capability under anaerobic conditions in the presence of a saccharide to produce hydrogen, wherein the transformant of Escherichia coli K-12 W3110 strain is the W3110 ΔldhA ΔfrdBC strain of Escherichia coli deposited with International Patent Organism Depositary Authority, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology of Japan under the accession No. FERM P-20737 and the international accession No. FERM BP-10726.