Transformed microorganisms with improved properties

Details Transformed microorganisms with improved properties Transformed microorganisms with improved properties

2006-08-15

2006-08-15

Prouty, Rebecca E. (Department: 1652)

Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology

Micro-organism, tissue cell culture or enzyme using process...

Preparing oxygen-containing organic compound

C435S254200, C435S254210

Reexamination Certificate

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07091014

ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to genetic engineering of production microorganisms used in biotechnology to improve their properties so that they produce useful products more efficiently. The microorganisms express at least one enzyme that causes the functional coupling of the oxidation and reduction of substrates by two pyridine nucleotide-linked dehydrogenase reactions with different specificities for the NAD/NADH and NADP/NADPH coenzyme couples and so facilitates the transfer of electrons between the two coenzyme couples through the said substrates. In particular the invention relates to increasing the yields of products such as ethanol or amino acids from carbon and nitrogen sources such as biomass comprising hexoes, pentoses or their polymers.

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