Process for the biological production of methacrylic acid and derivatives thereof

A process of producing methacrylic acid and/or derivatives thereof including the following steps: (a) biologically converting isobutyryl-CoA into methacrylyl-CoA by the action of an oxidase; and (b) converting methacrylyl-CoA into methacrylic acid and/or derivatives thereof. The invention also exten...

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Main Authors Yiakoumetti, Andrew, Stephens, Gill, Eastham, Graham Ronald
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 15.02.2022
Subjects
ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
BEER
BIOCHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY
COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
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
MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVINGCARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS
METALLURGY
MICROBIOLOGY
MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES
MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS
PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS
SPIRITS
THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP
VINEGAR
WINE
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Summary:A process of producing methacrylic acid and/or derivatives thereof including the following steps: (a) biologically converting isobutyryl-CoA into methacrylyl-CoA by the action of an oxidase; and (b) converting methacrylyl-CoA into methacrylic acid and/or derivatives thereof. The invention also extends to microorganisms adapted to conduct the steps of the process.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202016881060