Process for the synthesis of sugar nucleotides using recombinant-DNA methods
US5824472A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 6, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12P19/305
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A recombinant-DNA mediated method for the synthesis of sugar nucleotides is disclosed. This method utilizes portable DNA sequences capable of directing the microbial synthesis of various enzymes that catalyze the synthesis of sugar nucleotides, including UDP-glucose, UDP-glucuronic acid and GDP-mannose. The sugar moieties of these sugar nucleotides may subsequently be incorporated into industrially-useful polysaccharides such as xanthan gum. It has been found that vectors containing the portable DNA sequences described herein are capable both of causing sugar nucleotide production in microorganisms previously incapable of such synthesis and of causing increased sugar nucleotide production in organisms capable of synthesizing small quantities of these compounds. In particular, plasmids pAS7, pAS9 and pTS13 are disclosed. These plasmids are capable of directing sugar nucleotide synthesis in various hosts, including Xanthomonas sp. such as X. campestris and other organisms such as E. coli and various Pseudomonas sp.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.