Fermentive production of four carbon alcohols
US8178328B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 8, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P20/52
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods for the fermentative production of four carbon alcohols is provided. Specifically, butanol, preferably isobutanol is produced by the fermentative growth of a recombinant bacterium expressing an isobutanol biosynthetic pathway.
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