Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110144393 | PRODUCTION OF BUTANEDIOL BY ANAEROBIC MICROBIAL FERMENTATION - The invention provides methods for producing 2,3-butanediol by anaerobic fermentation. According to particular methods of the invention, 2,3-butanediol is produced by anaerobic fermentation of substrates including carbohydrate and carbon monoxide. | 06-16-2011 |
20120252083 | FERMENTATION PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ISOPROPANOL USING A RECOMBINANT MICROORGANISM - The invention provides, inter alia, methods for the production of acetone, isopropanol and/or precursors of acetone and/or isopropanol by microbial fermentation of substrates comprising CO, genetically modified microorganisms of use in such methods, nucleic acids suitable for preparation of genetically modified microorganisms, a novel alcohol dehydrogenase and nucleic acids encoding same. | 10-04-2012 |
20130177955 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF ALCOHOLS BY MICROBIAL FERMENTATION - The invention provides method for producing butanediol and specifically 2,3-butanediol by anaerobic fermentation of a gaseous substrate comprising CO by a culture of at least one micro-organism. In accordance with particular methods of the invention, 2,3-butanediol is produced by anaerobic fermentation of substrates including carbohydrates and carbon monoxide. The invention further provides for the up-regulation of a native 2,3-butanediol dehydrogenase gene in the at least one micro-organism. The 2,3-butanediol can be further converted to compounds such as butene(s), butadiene and methyl ethyl ketone. These compounds can be further converted to chemical products such as 2-butanol. | 07-11-2013 |
20130224839 | Recombinant Microorganism and Methods of Production Thereof - The invention relates to a recombinant carboxydotrophic acetogenic microorganism capable of producing one or more products by fermentation of a substrate comprising CO, wherein the microorganism has an increased tolerance to ethanol versus a parental carboxydotrophic acetogenic microorganism. The invention also provides, inter alia, methods for the production of ethanol and one or more other products from a substrate comprising CO using the recombinant carboxydotrophic acetogenic microorganism. | 08-29-2013 |
20130323820 | Recombinant microorganisms and uses therefor - Terpenes are valuable commercial products used in a diverse number of industries. Terpenes may be produced from petrochemical sources and from terpene feed-stocks, such as turpentine. However, these production methods are expensive, unsustainable and often cause environmental problems including contributing to climate change. Microbial fermentation provides an alternative option for the production of terpenes. One or more terpenes and/or precursors can be produced by microbial fermentation of a substrate comprising CO. Recombinant microorganisms may be used in such methods. Carboxydotrophic, acetogenic, recombinant microorganisms can be used in such methods. The recombinant microorgnsims may contain exogenous mevalonate (MVA) pathway enzymes and/or DXS pathway enzymes, for example. | 12-05-2013 |
20130344547 | RECOMBINANT MICROORGANISMS MAKE BIODIESEL - A carboxydotrophic acetogenic recombinant microorganism is modified so that it produces biodiesel and optionally one or more other products by fermentation of a substrate comprising CO. Biodiesel is produced by microbial fermentation of a substrate comprising CO. The recombinant microorganism is modified to express one or more exogenous enzymes in the biodiesel biosynthesis pathway not present in a parental microorganism from which the recombinant microorganism is derived. The one or more enzymes comprise a nonspecific acyltransferase. | 12-26-2013 |
20140186928 | Recombinant Microorganism and Methods of Production Thereof - The invention relates, inter alia, to novel genetically modified microorganisms capable of using CO to produce 1-butanol and/or a precursor thereof, novel methyltransferases and nucleic acids encoding same, methods for producing genetically modified microorganisms using said novel methyltransferases, and methods of producing 1-butanol and/or a precursor thereof by microbial fermentation. | 07-03-2014 |
20150376654 | RECOMBINANT MICROORGANISMS WITH INCREASED TOLERANCE TO ETHANOL - The invention relates to a recombinant carboxydotrophic acetogenic microorganism capable of producing one or more products by fermentation of a substrate comprising CO, wherein the microorganism has an increased tolerance to ethanol versus a parental carboxydotrophic acetogenic microorganism. The invention also provides, inter alia, methods for the production of ethanol and one or more other products from a substrate comprising CO using the recombinant carboxydotrophic acetogenic microorganism. | 12-31-2015 |