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Means and methods for producing propanediol

US9353386B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

B.R.A.I.N. Biotechnology Research and Information Network AG · DE

Inventors

Daniel Koch · Shanghai, CN
Guido Meurer · Seeheim-Jugenheim, DE
Jürgen Eck · Bensheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 15, 2012
Grant date	May 31, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 15, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02P20/52
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a host cell having an elevated expression or activity of an enzyme as compared with the parent cell from which it has been derived, said enzyme having lactoyl-CoA reductase activity. Furthermore, provided is a method of producing lactaldehyde and/or 1,2-propanediol, said method comprising culturing said host cell and/or utilizing said enzyme to produce said compound.

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