Microbial production of fatty diols

US11359216B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Genomatica, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Andreas W. Schirmer · San Diego, US
• Noah HELMAN · South San Francisco, US
• Haibo Wang · Shanghai, CN
• Zhihao Hu · Stanford, US
• Vikranth Arlagadda · San Bruno, US
• Alma Itzel RAMOS-SOLIS · San Diego, US
• Elizabeth Clarke · South San Francisco, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 1, 2020
• Grant date: Jun 14, 2022
• Expiry date: Jun 1, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02E50/10
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The disclosure relates to fatty diols and recombinant microorganisms for producing them. More particularly, the disclosure relates to recombinant microorganisms engineered to produce fatty diols via fermentation. Further encompassed is a process that uses the microorganisms to produce fatty diols from a simple carbon source.