Title: Microorganisms for producing organic acids

Abstract

Organic acid-producing microorganisms and methods of using same. The organic acid-producing microorganisms comprise modifications that reduce or ablate AcsA activity or AcsA homolog activity. The modifications increase tolerance of the microorganisms to such organic acids as 3-hydroxypropionic acid, acrylic acid, propionic acid, lactic acid, and others. Further modifications to the microorganisms increase production of such organic acids as 3-hydroxypropionic acid, lactate, and others. Methods of producing such organic acids as 3-hydroxypropionic acid, lactate, and others with the modified microorganisms are provided. Methods of using acsA or homologs thereof as counter-selectable markers are also provided.

Inventors:

Pfleger, Brian Frederick; Begemann, Matthew Brett

Issue Date:

2014-09-30

Research Org.:

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:

USDOE

OSTI Identifier:

1159935

Patent Number(s):

8846329

Application Number:

14/200,686

Assignee:

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, WI)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):

C - CHEMISTRY C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES

C - CHEMISTRY C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY C12P - FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE {

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C - CHEMISTRY C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES

C12N1/12 - Unicellular algae
C12N9/93 - {Ligases

C - CHEMISTRY C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY C12P - FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE {

C12P7/40 - containing a carboxyl group {including Peroxycarboxylic acids
C12P7/42 - Hydroxy-carboxylic acids
C12P7/52 - Propionic acid

C - CHEMISTRY C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY C12Y - ENZYMES

C12Y602/01001 - Acetate-CoA ligase

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DOE Contract Number:  

FC02-07ER64494

Resource Type:

Patent

Country of Publication:

United States

Language:

English

Subject:

59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES