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20100185017 | BIOSYNTHESIS OF COMMODITY CHEMICALS - Methods, enzymes, recombinant microorganism, and microbial systems are provided for converting suitable monosaccharides or oligosaccharides, such as those derived from biomass, as well as various aldehydes and/or ketones, into commodity chemicals, such as biofuels. Commodity chemicals produced by the methods described herein are also provided. Commodity chemical enriched, refinery-produced petroleum products are also provided, as well as methods for producing the same. | 07-22-2010 |
20110189743 | MICROBIAL SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING COMMODITY CHEMICALS - Provided are improved recombinant microorganisms, and methods of use thereof, for metabolizing biomolecules and producing commodity chemicals such as ethanol therefrom, and genetic constructs to achieve that end. | 08-04-2011 |
20110236938 | BIOFUEL PRODUCTION - Methods, enzymes, recombinant microorganism, and microbial systems are provided for converting polysaccharides, such as those derived from biomass, into suitable monosaccharides or oligosaccharides, as well as for converting suitable monosaccharides or oligosaccharides into commodity chemicals, such as biofuels. Commodity chemicals produced by the methods described herein are also provided. Commodity chemical enriched, refinery-produced petroleum products are also provided, as well as methods for producing the same. | 09-29-2011 |
20110236939 | BIOFUEL PRODUCTION - Methods, enzymes, recombinant microorganism, and microbial systems are provided for converting polysaccharides, such as those derived from biomass, into suitable monosaccharides or oligosaccharides, as well as for converting suitable monosaccharides or oligosaccharides into commodity chemicals, such as biofuels. Commodity chemicals produced by the methods described herein are also provided. Commodity chemical enriched, refinery-produced petroleum products are also provided, as well as methods for producing the same. | 09-29-2011 |
20110244553 | BIOFUEL PRODUCTION - Methods, enzymes, recombinant microorganism, and microbial systems are provided for converting polysaccharides, such as those derived from biomass, into suitable monosaccharides or oligosaccharides, as well as for converting suitable monosaccharides or oligosaccharides into commodity chemicals, such as biofuels. Commodity chemicals produced by the methods described herein are also provided. Commodity chemical enriched, refinery-produced petroleum products are also provided, as well as methods for producing the same. | 10-06-2011 |
20110256595 | BIOFUEL PRODUCTION - Methods, enzymes, recombinant microorganism, and microbial systems are provided for converting polysaccharides, such as those derived from biomass, into suitable monosaccharides or oligosaccharides, as well as for converting suitable monosaccharides or oligosaccharides into commodity chemicals, such as biofuels. Commodity chemicals produced by the methods described herein are also provided. Commodity chemical enriched, refinery-produced petroleum products are also provided, as well as methods for producing the same. | 10-20-2011 |
20110269215 | BIOFUEL PRODUCTION - Methods, enzymes, recombinant microorganism, and microbial systems are provided for converting polysaccharides, such as those derived from biomass, into suitable monosaccharides or oligosaccharides, as well as for converting suitable monosaccharides or oligosaccharides into commodity chemicals, such as biofuels. Commodity chemicals produced by the methods described herein are also provided. Commodity chemical enriched, refinery-produced petroleum products are also provided, as well as methods for producing the same. | 11-03-2011 |
20110287521 | BIOSYNTHESIS OF COMMODITY CHEMICALS - Methods, enzymes, recombinant microorganism, and microbial systems are provided for converting suitable monosaccharides or oligosaccharides, such as those derived from biomass, as well as various aldehydes and/or ketones, into commodity chemicals, such as biofuels. Commodity chemicals produced by the methods described herein are also provided. Commodity chemical enriched, refinery-produced petroleum products are also provided, as well as methods for producing the same. | 11-24-2011 |
20120142081 | BIOSYNTHESIS OF COMMODITY CHEMICALS - Methods, enzymes, recombinant microorganism, and microbial systems are provided for converting suitable monosaccharides or oligosaccharides, such as those derived from biomass, as well as various aldehydes and/or ketones, into commodity chemicals, such as biofuels. Commodity chemicals produced by the methods described herein are also provided. Commodity chemical enriched, refinery-produced petroleum products are also provided, as well as methods for producing the same. | 06-07-2012 |
20120329115 | CHROMOSOMAL DNA INTEGRATION METHOD - The present disclosure relates to methods of integrating recombinant polynucleotides into genomes of unicellular organisms. In particular, the present disclosure relates to the modified unicellular organisms that contain integrated recombinant polynucleotides in their genomes and methods for production of commodity chemicals by the use of such organisms. | 12-27-2012 |
20130252312 | BIOFUEL PRODUCTION - Methods, enzymes, recombinant microorganism, and microbial systems are provided for converting polysaccharides, such as those derived from biomass, into suitable monosaccharides or oligosaccharides, as well as for converting suitable monosaccharides or oligosaccharides into commodity chemicals, such as biofuels. Commodity chemicals produced by the methods described herein are also provided. Commodity chemical enriched, refinery-produced petroleum products are also provided, as well as methods for producing the same. | 09-26-2013 |
20140295508 | METHODS FOR PREPARING 2,5-FURANDICARBOXYLIC ACID - Provided are methods of producing 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) from renewable sources such as seaweed, alginate, oligoalginate, pectin, oligopectin, polygalacturonate, galacturonate, and/or oligogalacturonate. The sugars in the renewable sources can be converted into one or more intermediates such as 4-deoxy-L-erythro-5-hexoseulose uronate (DEHU), 4-deoxy-L-threo-5-hexosulose uronate (DTHU), 5-hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF), 2,5-dihydroxymethyl furan (DHMF), and 5-formyl-2-furancarboxylic acid (FFA), which can be converted into FDCA by dehydration and cyclization to produce 5-formyl-2-furancarboxylic acid (FFA), followed by oxidation to produce FDCA. DEHU or DTHU may also be converted into FDCA by oxidation to produce 2,3-dihydroxy-5-oxohexanedioic acid (DOHA), which then undergoes dehydration and cyclization to produce FDCA. | 10-02-2014 |
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20080318292 | METHODS OF GENERATING PROTEIN VARIANTS - The present invention provides methods of designing and generating polypeptide variants that have altered properties compared to a parent polypeptide. The present invention further provides a computer program product for carrying out the design of a variant polypeptide. The present invention further provides nucleic acids encoding enzyme variants, as well as vectors and host cells comprising the nucleic acids. The present invention further provides variant enzymes; methods of producing the variant enzymes; and methods of producing compounds using the enzymes. | 12-25-2008 |
20090098626 | NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING MODIFIED CYTOCHROME P450 ENZYMES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The present invention provides nucleic acids comprising nucleotide sequences encoding modified cytochrome P450 enzymes; as well as recombinant vectors and host cells comprising the nucleic acids. The present invention further provides methods of producing a functionalized compound in a host cell genetically modified with a nucleic acid comprising nucleotide sequences encoding a modified cytochrome P450 enzyme. | 04-16-2009 |
20090263875 | METHODS OF GENERATING PROTEIN VARIANTS WITH ALTERED FUNCTION - The present invention provides methods of designing and generating polypeptide variants that have altered function compared to a parent polypeptide. The present invention further provides a computer program product for carrying out the design of a variant polypeptide. The present invention further provides nucleic acids encoding terpene cyclase variants, as well as vectors and host cells comprising the nucleic acids. The present invention further provides variant terpene cyclases; methods of producing the variant terpene cyclases; and methods of producing isoprenoid compounds. | 10-22-2009 |
20100112671 | Host Cells for Production of Isoprenoid Compounds - Methods for synthesizing isopentenyl pyrophosphate are provided. A first method comprises introducing into a host microorganism a plurality of heterologous nucleic acid sequences, each coding for a different enzyme in the mevalonate pathway for producing isopentenyl pyrophosphate. A related method comprises introducing into a host microorganism an intermediate in the mevalonate pathway and at least one heterologous nucleic acid sequence, each sequence coding for an enzyme in the mevalonate pathway necessary for converting the intermediate into isopentenyl pyrophosphate. The invention also provides nucleic acid sequences, enzymes, expression vectors, and transformed host cells for carrying out the methods. | 05-06-2010 |
20110229958 | Host Cells for Production of Isoprenoid Compounds - Methods for synthesizing isopentenyl pyrophosphate are provided. A first method comprises introducing into a host microorganism a plurality of heterologous nucleic acid sequences, each coding for a different enzyme in the mevalonate pathway for producing isopentenyl pyrophosphate. A related method comprises introducing into a host microorganism an intermediate in the mevalonate pathway and at least one heterologous nucleic acid sequence, each sequence coding for an enzyme in the mevalonate pathway necessary for converting the intermediate into isopentenyl pyrophosphate. The invention also provides nucleic acid sequences, enzymes, expression vectors, and transformed host cells for carrying out the methods. | 09-22-2011 |