Patent ID: 7851610

Claim:
An isolated polynucleotide encoding a protein having hydantoin-transporter activity, wherein the polynucleotide comprises a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (A) a nucleotide sequence encoding the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No: 2, (B) a nucleotide sequence encoding the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein 1 to 10 amino acids are substituted, deleted, inserted, and/or added in said amino acid sequence, (C) the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, (D) a nucleotide sequence which hybridizes with a sequence which is fully complementary to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 under stringent conditions at salt concentrations corresponding to 0.1×SSC, 0.1% SDS at 65° C., and (E) a nucleotide sequence which is at least 95% homologous to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1.