An objective of the present invention is to provide a method for producing
substance PF1022 derivatives, in particular PF1022-220 and PF1022-260, by
a direct fermentation method, and a transformant to be used for this
method. According to the present invention, there is provided a
transformant producing substance FF1022 derivatives, which can be
obtained by introducing a genes involved in a biosynthetic pathway from
chorismic acid to p-aminophenylpyruvic acid, including a papA gene
encoding 4-amino-4-deoxychorismate synthase. which gene comprises the DNA
sequence encoding the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2; a papB gene
encoding 4-amino-4-deoxyclaismate mutase, which gene comprises the DNA
sequence encoding the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4; and a papC
gene encoding 4-amino-4-deoxyprepbenate dehydrogenase, which gene
comprises the DNA sequence encoding the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
6, into a phenylalanine auxotrophic host induced from an organism that
produces a substance PF1022. According to the present invention, there is
also provided a process of producing substance PF1022 derivative,
comprising steps of culturing the above-mentioned transformant and
collecting the substance PF1022 derivatives.