COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING ISOPRENE

• Main Authors: SANFORD, KARL J, CERVIN, MARGUERITE, CHOTANI, GOPAL K, MCAULIFFE, JOSEPH C, MIASNIKOV, ANDREI, PUHALA, AARON S, FEHER, FRANK J, WHITED, GREGORY M, VALLE, FERNANDO, ALDOR, ILANA S, FIORESI, CAROL
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 18.06.2009
• Subjects: BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; CULTURE MEDIA; ENZYMOLOGY; FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIREDCHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERSFROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; SPIRITS; VINEGAR; WINE

The invention features methods for producing isoprene from cultured cells. The invention also provides compositions that include these cultured cells.