Microbial production of 1,2-propanediol from sugar
US6087140A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 19, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12P7/26
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Microorganisms which ferment common sugars into 1,2-propanediol, synthetic operons to effect the transformation, and methods to produce 1,2-propanediol by fermentation of common sugars using the transformed microorganisms are disclosed.
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