Microorganisms for the production of 1,4-butanediol
US8178327B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 19, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2031 |
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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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