MICROORGANISMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING PROPIONIC ACID

• Main Authors: GREEN, PHILLIP, RICHARD, XU, JUN, SAUNDERS, CHARLES, WINSTON
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 04.12.2014
• Subjects: BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIREDCHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERSFROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; SPIRITS; VINEGAR; WINE

This invention relates to microorganisms that convert a carbon source to propionate. The invention provides genetically engineered microorganisms that carry out the conversion, as well as methods for producing propionate by culturing the microorganisms. L'invention concerne des micro-organismes...