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Means and methods for itaconic acid production

US10829791B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen · DE

Inventors

Michael Boelker · Marburg, DE
Wolfgang Buckel · Marburg, DE
Sandra Hartmann · Gummersbach, DE
Lars Blank · Dortmund, DE
Nick Johannes Petrus Wierckx · Bemelen, NL
Elena Geiser · Aachen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 20, 2015
Grant date	Nov 10, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 21, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12Y503/03007
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of producing itaconic acid. Further the present invention relates to nucleic acids encoding an aconitate-delta-isomerase (ADI) and trans-aconitate decarboxylase (TAD) and uses of such nucleic acids. Provided is additionally a recombinant host cell engineered to overexpress nucleic acids of the present invention. Furthermore an expression cassette and a vector are provided which include the respective nucleic acid.

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