Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Lactaldehyde reductases for the production of 1,2-propanediol
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Application No.: US15758885Application Date: 2015-09-10
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Publication No.: US10731137B2Publication Date: 2020-08-04
- Inventor: Gwénaëlle Corre , Pascale Aliprandi
- Applicant: METABOLIC EXPLORER
- Applicant Address: FR Saint Beauzire
- Assignee: METABOLIC EXPLORER
- Current Assignee: METABOLIC EXPLORER
- Current Assignee Address: FR Saint Beauzire
- Agency: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
- International Application: PCT/IB2015/001890 WO 20150910
- International Announcement: WO2017/042602 WO 20170316
- Main IPC: C12N9/04
- IPC: C12N9/04 ; C12P7/18 ; C12R1/19

Abstract:
The present invention relates to new lactaldehyde reductase (LAR) enzymes useful for the production of 1,2-propanediol and to microorganisms overexpressing said enzymes. The invention also relates to a method for producing 1,2-propanediol by converting lactaldehyde into 1,2-propanediol with said enzymes.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180282706A1 NEW LACTALDEHYDE REDUCTASES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF 1,2-PROPANEDIOL Public/Granted day:2018-10-04
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