The SUC 2 gene from Saccharomyces cerevisiae coding for the enzyme Inv
ertase was cloned in Hansenula polymorpha under the control of the alc
ohol-oxidase (AOX) promoter of Pichia pastoris. The culture conditions
for the Invertase production using a fed-batch culture were studied.
More than 1,5 x 10(3) U/ml of Invertase (1 g/L) were found to be secre
ted to cellular periplasmic space. The scale up to 50 L of the ferment
ative process was done.