PL2066784T3 - Mutant Zymomonas w zakresie syntezy ksylitolu wykorzystujący ksylozę do wytwarzania etanolu - Google Patents

Mutant Zymomonas w zakresie syntezy ksylitolu wykorzystujący ksylozę do wytwarzania etanolu

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PL2066784T3
PL2066784T3 PL07874067T PL07874067T PL2066784T3 PL 2066784 T3 PL2066784 T3 PL 2066784T3 PL 07874067 T PL07874067 T PL 07874067T PL 07874067 T PL07874067 T PL 07874067T PL 2066784 T3 PL2066784 T3 PL 2066784T3
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xylose
ethanol production
utilizing zymomonas
xylitol synthesis
synthesis mutant
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Paul V Viitanen
Carol M Mccutchen
Yat-Chen Chou
Min Zhang
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Du Pont
Alliance Sustainable Energy
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    • C12N—MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA
    • C12N1/00—Microorganisms; Compositions thereof; Processes of propagating, maintaining or preserving microorganisms or compositions thereof; Processes of preparing or isolating a composition containing a microorganism; Culture media therefor
    • C12N1/22—Processes using, or culture media containing, cellulose or hydrolysates thereof
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12P—FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE
    • C12P7/00—Preparation of oxygen-containing organic compounds
    • C12P7/02—Preparation of oxygen-containing organic compounds containing a hydroxy group
    • C12P7/04—Preparation of oxygen-containing organic compounds containing a hydroxy group acyclic
    • C12P7/06—Ethanol, i.e. non-beverage
    • C12P7/08—Ethanol, i.e. non-beverage produced as by-product or from waste or cellulosic material substrate
    • C12P7/10—Ethanol, i.e. non-beverage produced as by-product or from waste or cellulosic material substrate substrate containing cellulosic material
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E50/00—Technologies for the production of fuel of non-fossil origin
    • Y02E50/10—Biofuels, e.g. bio-diesel

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  • Preparation Of Compounds By Using Micro-Organisms (AREA)
PL07874067T 2006-09-28 2007-09-28 Mutant Zymomonas w zakresie syntezy ksylitolu wykorzystujący ksylozę do wytwarzania etanolu PL2066784T3 (pl)

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US84781306P 2006-09-28 2006-09-28
EP07874067.7A EP2066784B1 (en) 2006-09-28 2007-09-28 Xylitol synthesis mutant of xylose-utilizing zymomonas for ethanol production
PCT/US2007/020950 WO2008133638A2 (en) 2006-09-28 2007-09-28 Xylitol synthesis mutant of xylose-utilizing zymomonas for ethanol production

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