Patent ID: 8008545

Claim:
A process for the production of fine chemical comprising increasing or generating expression of at least one nucleic acid molecule in an organism or a part thereof, wherein the at least one nucleic acid molecule is selected from the group consisting of: a) a nucleic acid molecule encoding the polypeptide as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 2; b) a nucleic acid molecule comprising the nucleotide sequence as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 1; and c) a nucleic acid molecule which encodes a polypeptide having at least 95% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide encoded by the nucleic acid molecule of (a) to (b) and conferring an increase in the amount of fine chemical in an organism or a part thereof; by introducing the at least one nucleic acid molecule into an organism or a part thereof, growing the organism or the part thereof under conditions which permit production of at least one fine chemical in said organism or said part thereof, and recovering the at least one fine chemical produced by the organism or the part thereof, wherein the at least one fine chemical is selected from the group consisting of amino acids, carbohydrates, vitamins, organic acids, fatty acids, and carotenoids, and wherein the organism is selected from the group consisting of bacteria, algae, and plants.