Glycom A/s

Pauline Peltier-Pain

Gyula Dekany

Elise Champion

Eric Samain

Katrine Bych

Ted Johanson

Manos Papadakis

Margit Pedersen

Peter Becker

Dóra Molnár-Gábor

Markus Jondelius Hederos

Pierre Chassagne

Markus Hederos

Christophe Pain

Nicolas Fierfort

Dóra Molnàr-Gàbor

The invention relates to a genetically modified microorganism for making a oligosaccharide, preferably of 3-8 monosaccharide units, more preferably of 3-5 monosaccharide units, particularly a HMO, which comprises one or more genes encoding a sucrose utilization system, so the microorganism can use sucrose as a carbon and energy source.

Oligosaccharide production

The invention relates to a genetically modified microorganism for making a recombinant oligosaccharide, preferably of 3-8 monosaccharide units, more preferably of 3-5 monosaccharide units, particularly a HMO, which comprises one or more genes encoding a sucrose utilization system, so the microorganism can use sucrose as a carbon and energy source. The one or more genes encoding a sucrose utilization system are preferably one or more genes encoding a heterologous PTS-dependent sucrose utilization transport system, such as the scr genes.

The application discloses a method for producing an oligosaccharide of at least four monosaccharide units, advantageously an HMO, particularly an HMO of only four monosaccharide units, said method comprising a step of: culturing, in a culture medium containing a fucosylated, sialylated or N-acetyl-glucosaminylated lactose trisaccharide as acceptor, a genetically modified cell having a recombinant gene that encodes an enzyme capable of modifying said acceptor or one of the necessary intermediates in the biosynthetic pathway of the oligosaccharide of at least four monosaccharide units, advantageously an HMO, particularly an HMO of only four monosaccharide units, from said acceptor.

Fermentative production of oligosaccharides

The present application discloses a method of making a mixture of 2'-FL and DFL in high yield by culturing, with lactose, a genetically modified cell having a recombinant gene that encodes a single fucosyl transferase. The resulting mixture of 2&#x2032;-FL and DFL can be subjected to hydrolysis initiated by an acid or mediated by a fucosidase to produce fucose in high yields.

The invention relates to a method for producing a glycoconjugate comprising an oligosaccharide part covalently linked to a non-sugar moiety selected from the group consisting of amino acids, peptides, proteins, lipids, longer alkyl groups, polyethylene glycols, &#x3b1;,&#x3b2;-unsaturated amido group and polyvinyl alcohols, using a genetically modified cell.

Glycoconjugate synthesis

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Orleans, France

Pauline Peltier-Pain