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Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Claims for Patent: 9,284,564


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Summary for Patent: 9,284,564
Title:Recombinant microorganisms comprising stereospecific diol dehydratase enzyme and methods related thereto
Abstract: A stereospecific enzyme in C. autoethanogenum permits the conversion of racemic propanediol to acetone and/or propionaldehyde. Entantiomeric starting materials lead to different products. If desired, the products may be reduced to form alcohols. The reaction can be performed in various host cells, so that various materials may be used as carbon and/or energy sources.
Inventor(s): Mueller; Alexander Paul (Auckland, NZ), Koepke; Michael (Auckland, NZ)
Assignee: LanzaTech New Zealand Limited (Auckland, NZ)
Application Number:14/011,872
Patent Claims:1. A recombinant microorganism comprising heterologous nucleic acids encoding (a) the stereospecific diol dehydratase of SEQ ID NO: 1, and (b) the activase of SEQ ID NO: 2.

2. A recombinant Clostridum autoethanogenum microorganism comprising nucleic acids encoding (a) the stereospecific diol dehydratase of SEQ ID NO: 1, and (b) the activase of SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein the microorganism has been genetically modified to increase the expression of the nucleic acids encoding the stereospecific diol dehydratase and activase compared to the unmodified wild-type Clostridum autoethanogenum.

3. A recombinant Clostridum autoethanogenum microorganism comprising nucleic acids encoding (a) the stereospecific diol dehydratase of SEQ ID NO: 1, and (b) the activase of SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein the microorganism has been genetically modified to increase the copy number of the nucleic acids encoding the stereospecific diol dehydratase and activase compared to the unmodified wild-type Clostridum autoethanogenum.

4. The microorganism of claim 1, wherein the microorganism produces one or more of propan-2-one, propan-2-ol, propanal, and propan-1-ol.

5. The microorganism of claim 1, wherein the microorganism further comprises an endogenous or exogenous alcohol dehydrogenase.

6. The microorganism of claim 5, wherein the alcohol dehydrogenase is a secondary alcohol dehydrogenase.

7. The microorganism of claim 2, wherein the microorganism further comprises a disruption in an endogenous alcohol dehydrogenase gene.

8. The microorganism of claim 7, wherein the alcohol dehydrogenase is a secondary alcohol dehydrogenase.

9. The microorganism of claim 2, wherein the microorganism produces one or more of propan-2-one, propan-2-ol, propanal, and propan-1-ol.

10. The microorganism of claim 2, wherein the microorganism further comprises an endogenous or exogenous alcohol dehydrogenase.

11. The microorganism of claim 10, wherein the alcohol dehydrogenase is a secondary alcohol dehydrogenase.

12. The microorganism of claim 3, wherein the microorganism comprises a disruption in an endogenous alcohol dehydrogenase gene.

13. The microorganism of claim 12, wherein the alcohol dehydrogenase is a secondary alcohol dehydrogenase.

14. A method of producing a product comprising culturing the microorganism of claim 1 in the presence of a substrate and propane-1,2-diol whereby the microorganism produces one or more of propan-2-one, propan-2-ol, propanal, and propan-1-ol.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the propane-1,2-diol is one or both of (R)-propane-1,2-diol and (S)-propane-1,2-diol.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the substrate comprises one or more of sugar, starch, cellulose, biomass, syngas, glycerol, and CO-containing gas.

17. A method of producing a product comprising culturing the microorganism of claim 2 in the presence of a substrate and propane-1,2-diol whereby the microorganism produces one or more of propan-2-one, propan-2-ol, propanal, and propan-1-ol.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the propane-1,2-diol is one or both of (R)-propane-1,2-diol and (S)-propane-1,2-diol.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the substrate comprises one or more of sugar, starch, cellulose, biomass, syngas, glycerol, and CO-containing gas.

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