Title: Synthetic methylotrophy to liquid fuels and chemicals

Abstract

A non-naturally occurring microbe capable of growing in a medium comprising methanol is provided. The methanol contributes to a significant percentage (e.g., at least 40%) of the carbon source for the non-naturally occurring microbe, which expresses heterologous methanol dehydrogenase (MDH) and heterologous ribulose monophosphate (RuMP) pathway enzymes. Methods for producing liquid fuels and chemicals by the non-naturally occurring microbe and methods for preparing the non-naturally occurring microbe are also provided.

Inventors:

Papoutsakis, Eleftherios T.; Nicolaou, Sergios; Fast, Alan; Falara, Vasiliki; Bennett, Robert Kyle; Whitaker, William Brian; Sandoval, Nicholas Richard; Gonzalez, Jacqueline; Antoniewicz, Maciek

Issue Date:

2020-07-21

Research Org.:

Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:

USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)

OSTI Identifier:

1735043

Patent Number(s):

10717964

Application Number:

16/042,257

Assignee:

University of Delaware (Newark, DE)

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

C12N1/32 - Processes using, or culture media containing, lower alkanols, i.e. C1 to C6
C12N15/52 - Genes encoding for enzymes or proenzymes
C12N15/70 - Vectors or expression systems specially adapted for E. coli
C12N9/0006 - {acting on CH-OH groups as donors
C12N9/88 - Lyases
C12N9/90 - Isomerases

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 {

C12P7/16 - Butanols
C12P7/40 - containing a carboxyl group {including Peroxycarboxylic acids
C12P7/42 - Hydroxy-carboxylic acids
C12P7/44 - Polycarboxylic acids
C12P7/46 - Dicarboxylic acids having four or less carbon atoms, e.g. fumaric acid, maleic acid
C12P7/625 - {Polyesters of hydroxy-carboxylic acids}

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES 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

Y02E50/10 - Biofuels

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DOE Contract Number:  

AR0000432

Resource Type:

Patent

Resource Relation:

Patent File Date: 07/23/2018

Country of Publication:

United States

Language:

English

Subject:

37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; 60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; 09 BIOMASS FUELS