skip to main content
OSTI.GOV title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Beta-alanine/alpha-ketoglutarate aminotransferase for 3-hydroxypropionic acid production

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1164042

The present disclosure provides novel beta-alanine/alpha ketoglutarate aminotransferase nucleic acid and protein sequences having increased biological activity. Also provided are cells containing such enzymes, as well as methods of their use, for example to produce malonyl semialdehyde and downstream products thereof, such as 3-hydroxypropionic acid and derivatives thereof.

Research Organization:
Cargill, Incorporated, Wayzata, MN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Assignee:
Cargill, Incorporated (Wayzata, MN)
Patent Number(s):
8,889,391
Application Number:
13/230,217
OSTI ID:
1164042
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (16)

Polynucleotides patent December 2009
Beta-alanine/alpha-ketoglutarate aminotransferase for 3-hydroxypropionic acid production patent October 2011
Novel polynucleotides patent-application June 2003
Complete genome sequence of the model actinomycete Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) journal May 2002
Catalytic Plasticity of Fatty Acid Modification Enzymes Underlying Chemical Diversity of Plant Lipids journal November 1998
Semi-rational approaches to engineering enzyme activity: combining the benefits of directed evolution and rational design journal August 2005
Practical limits of function prediction journal January 2000
Protein tolerance to random amino acid change journal June 2004
Complete genome sequence and comparative analysis of the industrial microorganism Streptomyces avermitilis journal April 2003
A "Silent" Polymorphism in the MDR1 Gene Changes Substrate Specificity journal January 2007
The complete genome of Rhodococcus sp. RHA1 provides insights into a catabolic powerhouse journal October 2006
Human Catechol-O-Methyltransferase Haplotypes Modulate Protein Expression by Altering mRNA Secondary Structure journal December 2006
Silent Polymorphisms Speak: How They Affect Pharmacogenomics and the Treatment of Cancer journal October 2007
Melamine Deaminase and Atrazine Chlorohydrolase: 98 Percent Identical but Functionally Different journal April 2001
Developments in Directed Evolution for Improving Enzyme Functions journal August 2007
Conversion of a β-Ketoacyl Synthase to a Malonyl Decarboxylase by Replacement of the Active-Site Cysteine with Glutamine journal September 1999