Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130052706 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ISOPRENOL FROM MEVALONATE EMPLOYING A DIPHOSPHO-MEVOLONATE DECARBOXYLASE - Described is a method for the enzymatic production of isoprenol using mevalonate as a substrate and enzymatically converting it by a decarboxylation step into isoprenol as well as the use of an enzyme which is capable of catalyzing the decarboxylation of mevalonate for the production of isoprenol from mevalonate. Furthermore described is the use of mevalonate as a starting material for the production of isoprenol in an enzymatically catalysed reaction. Also disclosed is a method for the production of isoprene comprising the method for the production of isoprenol using mevalonate as a substrate and enzymatically converting it by a decarboxylation step into isoprenol and further comprising the step of converting the produced isoprenol into isoprene as well as a method for the production of isoamyl alcohol comprising the method for the production of isoprenol using mevalonate as a substrate and enzymatically converting it by a decarboxylation step into isoprenol and further comprising the step of converting the produced isoprenol into isoamyl alcohol. | 02-28-2013 |
20130316425 | Production of Alkenes by Combined Enzymatic Conversion of 3-Hydroxyalkanoic Acids - The present invention relates to a method for generating alkenes through a biological process. More specifically, the invention relates to a method for producing alkenes (for example propylene, ethylene, 1-butylene, isobutylene or isoamylene) from molecules of the 3-hydroxyalkanoate type. | 11-28-2013 |
20140248669 | RECOMBINANT MICROORGANISM FOR THE PRODUCTION OF USEFUL METABOLITES - Described are recombinant microorganisms characterized by having phosphoketolase activity, having a diminished or inactivated Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas pathway (EMPP) by inactivation of the gene(s) encoding phosphofructokinase or by reducing phosphofructokinase activity as compared to a non-modified microorganism and having a diminished or inactivated oxidative branch of the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) by inactivation of the gene(s) encoding glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase or by reducing glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity as compared to a non-modified microorganism. These microorganisms can be used for the production of useful metabolites such as acetone, isobutene or propene. | 09-04-2014 |
20140256009 | METHOD FOR THE ENZYMATIC PRODUCTION OF BUTADIENE - Described is a method for the enzymatic production of butadiene which allows to produce butadiene from crotyl alcohol. Also described are enzyme combinations and compositions containing such enzyme combinations which allow the enzymatic conversion of crotyl alcohol into butadiene. Furthermore, the invention relates to microorganisms which have been genetically modified so as to be able to produce butadiene from crotyl alcohol. | 09-11-2014 |
20140370565 | Production of 1,3-Dienes by Enzymatic Conversion of 3-Hydroxyalk-4-Enoates and/or 3-Phosphonoxyalk-4-Enoates - The present invention relates to a method for generating 1,3-diene compounds through a biological process. More specifically, the invention relates to a method for producing 1,3-diene compounds (for example butadiene or isoprene) from molecules of the 3-hydroxyalk-4-enoate type or from 3-phosphonoxyalk-4-enoates. | 12-18-2014 |
20150118725 | METHOD FOR THE ENZYMATIC PRODUCTION OF ISOPRENOL USING MEVALONATE AS A SUBSTRATE - Described is a method for generating isoprenol through a biological process. More specifically, described is a method for producing isoprenol from mevalonate. | 04-30-2015 |
20150140631 | PRODUCTION OF VOLATILE DIENES BY ENZYMATIC DEHYDRATION OF LIGHT ALKENOLS - Described is a method for generating conjugated dienes through a biological process. More specifically, the application describes a method for producing conjugated dienes (for example butadiene, isoprene or dimethylbutadiene) from light alkenols via enzymatic dehydration, in particular by making use of an alkenol dehydratase. | 05-21-2015 |
20150159177 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MONOALKENE BY ENZYMATIC CONVERSION OF AN ALKYL MONOESTER - The present invention relates to a method for producing a monoalkene comprising the step of enzymatically converting an alkyl monoester. The conversion preferably makes use of an enzyme which belongs to the group of terpene synthases or to the family of prenyltransferases. Moreover, the present invention relates to the use of a terpene synthase or of a prenyltransferase for enzymatically converting an alkyl monoester into a monoalkene. | 06-11-2015 |