Microorganisms for the production of 1,4-butanediol
US7858350B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 9, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E50/10
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention provides non-naturally occurring microbial organisms comprising a 1,4-butanediol (BDO) pathway comprising at least one exogenous nucleic acid encoding a BDO pathway enzyme expressed in a sufficient amount to produce BDO. The invention additionally provides methods of using such microbial organisms to produce BDO.
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