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Method for the recombinant production of 1,3-propanediol

US6136576A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 13, 1997
Grant dateOct 24, 2000
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Expiry dateNov 13, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S530/824
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides an improved method for the production of 1,3-propanediol from a variety of carbon sources in an organism capable of 1,3-propanediol production and comprising DNA encoding protein X of a microorganismal dehydratase or protein X in combination with at least one of protein 1, protein 2 and protein 3, which proteins are comparable to those encoded by orfY, orfX and orfW, respectively from a microorganismal dha regulon. The protein X may be isolated from a diol dehydratase or a glycerol dehydratase. The present invention also provides host cells comprising protein X that are capable of increased production of 1,3-propanediol.

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