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Title: Pantothenic acid biosynthesis in zymomonas

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1136700

Zymomonas is unable to synthesize pantothenic acid and requires this essential vitamin in growth medium. Zymomonas strains transformed with an operon for expression of 2-dehydropantoate reductase and aspartate 1-decarboxylase were able to grow in medium lacking pantothenic acid. These strains may be used for ethanol production without pantothenic acid supplementation in seed culture and fermentation media.

Research Organization:
E I du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (USA)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC36-07GO17056
Assignee:
E I du Pont de Nemours and Company (Wilmington, DE)
Patent Number(s):
8,765,426
Application Number:
13/433,343
OSTI ID:
1136700
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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