Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Micro-organism – tissue cell culture or enzyme using process... – Preparing oxygen-containing organic compound
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-12
2011-07-12
Pak, Yong (Department: 1652)
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Micro-organism, tissue cell culture or enzyme using process...
Preparing oxygen-containing organic compound
C435S183000, C435S006120, C435S252330, C435S190000, C435S189000, C435S193000, C435S195000, C435S252300, C536S023200, C536S023100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07977075
ABSTRACT:
The subject invention provides materials and methods wherein unique and advantageous combinations of gene mutations are used to direct carbon flow from sugars to a single product. The techniques of the subject invention can be used to obtain products from native pathways as well as from recombinant pathways. In preferred embodiments, the subject invention provides new materials and methods for the efficient production of acetate and pyruvic acid.
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Causey Thomas B.
Ingram Lonnie O'Neal
Shanmugam Keelnatham
Zhou Shengde
Pak Yong
Saliwanchik Lloyd & Eisenschenk
University of Florida Research Foundation Inc.
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