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Cow rumen xylose isomerases active in yeast cells

US8906656B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY · US

Inventors

Zhongqiang Chen · Sunnyvale, US
Kristen J. Kelly · Wilmington, US
Rick W. Ye · Hockessin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 16, 2014
Grant date	Dec 9, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 16, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E50/10
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Polypeptides were identified among translated coding sequences from a metagenomic cow rumen database, that were shown to provide xylose isomerase activity in yeast cells. The xylose isomerase activity can complete a xylose utilization pathway so that yeast can use xylose in fermentation, such as xylose in biomass hydrolysate.

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