Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of identifying a heterologous polypeptide having enzymatic activity for converting pyruvate, acetaldehyde or acetate into acetyl-CoA in (the cytosol of) a yeast cell comprising: a) providing a mutated yeast cell comprising a deletion of at least one gene of the (PDH) by-pass, selected from the genes encoding the enzymes pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC), acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (ALD), and acetyl-CoA synthetase (ACS); b) transforming said mutated yeast cell with an expression vector comprising a heterologous nucleotide sequence encoding a candidate polypeptide having potential enzymatic activity for converting pyruvate, acetaldehyde or acetate into acetyl-CoA; c) testing said recombinant mutated yeast cell for its ability to grow on minimal medium containing glucose as sole carbon source, and d) identifying said candidate polypeptide as a heterologous polypeptide having enzymatic activity for converting pyruvate, acetaldehyde or acetate into acetyl-CoA in (the cytosol of) said yeast cell when growth of said cell is observed. The invention further relates to a method of producing a fermentation production such as butanol.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a eukaryotic cell capable of producing butanol and ethanol at a ratio butanol: ethanol of between 1:2 to 1:100. The present invention further relates to a process for the preparation of butanol and ethanol comprising fermenting a eukaryotic cell in a suitable fermentation broth, wherein butanol and ethanol are produced at a ratio butanol: hethanol of between 1:2 to 1:100 and a process for the recovery of butanol and ethanol from an aqueous solution comprising butanol and ethanol wherein the ratio butanol: ethanol is between 1:2 to 1:100 comprising, separating an ethanol/butanol/water mixture from the aqueous solution; separating an ethanol/water mixture from the ethanol/butanol/water mixture; separating a butanol/water mixture from the ethanol/butanol/water mixture; and recovering of butanol and ethanol.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a mutant expandase that is a variant of a model polypeptide with expandase activity whereby the mutant expandase has an at least 2.5-fold improved in vitro expandase activity towards adipyl-6-APA in comparison with a model polypeptide with expandase activity.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a transformed eukaryotic cell comprising one or more nucleotide sequence(s) encoding acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase, 3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase, 3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA dehydratase, butyryl-CoA dehydrogenase, alcohol dehydrogenase or acetaldehyde dehydrogenase and/or NAD(P)H-dependent butanol dehydrogenase, whereby the nucleotide sequence(s) upon transformation of the cell confer(s) the cell the ability to produce butanol. The invention also relates to a process for the production of butanol.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a mutant expandase that is a variant of a model polypeptide with expandase activity whereby the mutant expandase has an at least 2-fold improved in vitro expandase activity towards adipyl-6-APA in comparison with the model polypeptide with expandase activity.
Abstract:
"preparação de carrolactama a partir de ácido 6-aminocapróico obtido em um processo de fermentação" a invenção refere-se a um método para a preparação de caprolactama compreendendo a recuperação de uma mistura contendo ácido 6-aminocapróico, a partir de um meio de cultura compreendendo a biomassa,e, subsquentemente, a ciclização do ácido 6-aminocapróco, na presença de vapor superaquecido, formando assim caprolactama, em que o peso para proporção de peso de hidrato de carbono e ácido 6-aminocapróico em uma dita mistura é 0,03 ou menos.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a mutant expandase that is a variant of a model polypeptide with expandase activity whereby the mutant expandase has an at least 2-fold improved in vitro expandase activity towards adipyl-6-APA in comparison with the model polypeptide with expandase activity.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of identifying a heterologous polypeptide having enzymatic activity for converting pyruvate, acetaldehyde or acetate into acetyl-CoA in (the cytosol of) of a yeast cell comprising: a) providing a mutated yeast cell comprising a deletion of at least one gene of the (PDH) by-pass, selected from the genes encoding the enzymes pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC), acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (ALD), and acetyl-CoA synthetase (ACS); b) transforming said mutated yeast cell with an expression vector comprising a heterologous nucleotide sequence encoding a candidate polypeptide having potential enzymatic activity for converting pyruvate, acetaldehyde or acetate into acetyl-CoA; c) testing said recombinant mutated yeast cell for its ability to grown on minimal medium containing glucose as sole carbon source, and d) identifying said candidate polypeptide as a heterologous polypeptide having enzymatic activity for converting pyruvate, acetaldehyde or acetate into acetyl-CoA in (the cytosol of) said yeast cell when growth of said cell is observed. The invention further relates to a method of producing a fermentation production such as butanol.