Recombinant enzyme systems for efficient production of itaconate in cells

• Main Authors: LEE LI-FENG, CHANG PEIING, CHU HSIANG-YUAN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 03.05.2016
• 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

Described herein is a fusion polypeptide containing an aconitase and a cis-aconitate decarboxylase. Also described are a genetically modified cell expressing the fusion polypeptide and a method of using the cell to produce itaconate.