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Title: Pentose fermentation by recombinant Zymomonas

Abstract

The invention relates to microorganisms which normally do not ferment pentose sugar and which are genetically altered to ferment pentose sugar to produce ethanol, and fermentation processes utilizing the same. Examples include Zymomonas mobilis which has been transformed with combinations of E. coli genes for xylose isomerase, xylulokinase, transaldolase, transketolase, L-arabinose isomerase, L-ribulokinase, and L-ribulose 5-phosphate 4-epimerase. Expression of the added genes are under the control of Zymomonas mobilis promoters. These newly created microorganisms are useful for fermenting pentoses and glucose, produced by hydrolysis of hemicellulose and cellulose, to produce ethanol. 7 figs.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
570493
Patent Number(s):
5712133
Application Number:
PAN: 8-422,424
Assignee:
Midwest Research Inst., Kansas City, MO (United States)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC36-83CH10093
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 27 Jan 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
09 BIOMASS FUELS; 55 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, BASIC STUDIES; PENTOSES; ZYMOMONAS MOBILIS; FERMENTATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; CELLULOSE; ETHANOL; BIOSYNTHESIS

Citation Formats

Picataggio, S K, Zhang, M, Eddy, C K, Deanda, K A, Finkelstein, M, Mohagheghi, A, Newman, M M, and McMillan, J D. Pentose fermentation by recombinant Zymomonas. United States: N. p., 1998. Web.
Picataggio, S K, Zhang, M, Eddy, C K, Deanda, K A, Finkelstein, M, Mohagheghi, A, Newman, M M, & McMillan, J D. Pentose fermentation by recombinant Zymomonas. United States.
Picataggio, S K, Zhang, M, Eddy, C K, Deanda, K A, Finkelstein, M, Mohagheghi, A, Newman, M M, and McMillan, J D. Tue . "Pentose fermentation by recombinant Zymomonas". United States.
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abstractNote = {The invention relates to microorganisms which normally do not ferment pentose sugar and which are genetically altered to ferment pentose sugar to produce ethanol, and fermentation processes utilizing the same. Examples include Zymomonas mobilis which has been transformed with combinations of E. coli genes for xylose isomerase, xylulokinase, transaldolase, transketolase, L-arabinose isomerase, L-ribulokinase, and L-ribulose 5-phosphate 4-epimerase. Expression of the added genes are under the control of Zymomonas mobilis promoters. These newly created microorganisms are useful for fermenting pentoses and glucose, produced by hydrolysis of hemicellulose and cellulose, to produce ethanol. 7 figs.},
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year = {Tue Jan 27 00:00:00 EST 1998},
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