METHOD FOR PREPARING 2-KETO-L-GULONIC ACID OR SALTS THEREOF BY CULTIVATION OF A 2-KETO-L-GULONIC ACID PRODUCING MICROORGANISM

摘要

A process for producing 2-keto-L-gulonic acid or a salt thereof which comprises cultivating a 2-keto-L-gulonic acid-producing microorganism of the genur Citrobacter in an aqueous nutrient medium in the presence of 2,5-diketo-D-gluconic acid or a salt thereof.