Westfalische Wilhelms-universität Münster

Symrise Ag

Neste Oil Oyj

Neste Oyj

Metabolix, Inc.

Alexander Steinbüchel

Ahmed Sallam

Manuel Pesaro

Perttu Koskinen

Stefan Lambrecht

Jens-Michael Hilmer

Stephan Hetzler

Jens Kroll

Gunda Hansen

Christian Fleige

Shanna Sichwart

Birgit Haschenhermes

Daniel Bröker

Florian Meyer

Stefan Hetzler

Niels Krüger

The present invention relates to a process for the enzymatic production of a dipeptide composition from a cyanophycin (CGP) or CGP-like polymer preparation by degrading the polymer preparation with an CGPase, a CGPase particularly adapted for said process, and the use of cyanophycin (CGP) or CGP-like polymers or fragments thereof, notably a dipeptide composition obtained by the process as defined above, as pharmaceutical composition, medicament, or as food or feed substitute.

Biotechnological production of cyanophycin dipeptides

The present invention is concerned with methods for producing vanillin, feroyl-CoA, ferulic acid, coniferyl aldehyde and/or coniferyl alcohol. Also, the invention relates to microorganisms useful in such production method, and to the construction of such microorganisms.

Microorganisms and methods for producing substituted phenols

Disclosed are microorganisms of the genusor, which are genetically modified to express phosphomannose isomerase (EC5.3.1.8) and facilitated diffusion protein (EC1.3.1.74) for mannose uptake, and optionally mannofructokinase (EC2.7.1.4). The microorganisms also may be genetically modified to express xylose isomerase (EC 5.3.1.5), xylulokinase (E 2.7.1.17) and xylose proton symporter E or a high affinity ABC-transporter. The genetically modified microorganisms are capable of growing on mannose, xylose, arabinose, glucose, or galactose, or a combination thereof as the carbon source.

Microorganisms with extended substrate utilization range

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Altenberge, Germany

Alexander Steinbüchel