A GENETICALLY MODIFIED STRAIN OF S. CEREVISIAE ENGINEERED TO FERMENT XYLOSE AND ARABINOSE

• Main Authors: BARRET, TRISHA F, ARGYROS, D. AARON, CAIAZZA, NICKY, WARNER, ANNE K
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 16.05.2013
• Subjects: BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; CULTURE MEDIA; DERIVATIVES THEREOF; 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; NUCLEIC ACIDS; NUCLEOSIDES; NUCLEOTIDES; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; SPIRITS; SUGARS; VINEGAR; WINE

The present invention provides a microorganism capable of fermenting arabinose to a desired product such as ethanol. In some embodiments, the organism is also capable of fermenting xylose. In some embodiments, the organism is capable of fermenting arabinose and xylose, and expresses one or more cellulases. La présente invention concerne un microorganisme apte à fermenter l'arabinose en un produit souhaité, tel que l'éthanol. Dans certains modes de réalisation, l'organisme est également apte à fermenter le xylose. Dans certains modes de réalisation, l'organisme est apte à fermenter l'arabinose et le xylose et exprime une ou plusieurs cellulases.