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Methods of using natural and engineered organisms to produce small molecules for industrial application

US9556462B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KIVERDI, INC. · US

Inventors

John S. Reed · Emeryville, US
Itzhak Kurek · San Francisco, US
Henrik Fyrst · Alameda, US
Lisa Dyson · Hayward, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 15, 2014
Grant date	Jan 31, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 15, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12P17/10
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Methods are provided for producing omega-7 fatty acids from feedstock that includes syngas using Rhodococcus microorganisms. The syngas feedstock includes at least one of CO or a mixture of CO2 and H2, and the methods include introducing syngas into a bioreactor, where chemoautotrophic Rhodococcus microorganisms convert the gaseous feedstock into omega-7 fatty acids, such as palmitoleic acid and vaccenic acid.

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