Patent · US Expired

Microbial production of 1,2-propanediol from sugar

US6303352A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation · US

Inventors

Douglas C. Cameron · Plymouth, US
Anita J. Shaw · Madison, US
Nedim E. Altaras · Madison, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 7, 2000
Grant date	Oct 16, 2001
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 7, 2020

Classification

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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