Cargill Inc.

Peter Alan Jauert

Brian Jeffrey Rush

Gregory Michael Poynter

Arlene M Fosmer

Genfeng Lu

The present invention relates to genetically engineered yeasts having a heterologous trehalase gene and fermentation processes for using such yeasts. The yeasts can express trehalase in a quantity sufficient to convert significant amounts of trehalose to glucose, thereby improving the yield of the product in a fermentation, and/or reducing or eliminating the need to add exogenous trehalase to the fermentation. The yeasts can also include other heterologous genes for expressing enzymes useful for improving yield and/or for reducing or eliminating the need to add exogenous enzymes to the fermentation.

Genetically modified trehalose-expressing yeasts and fermentation processes using such genetically modified yeasts

Genetically modified trehalase-expressing yeasts and fermentation processes using such genetically modified yeasts

The present invention relates to a genetically engineered yeast capable of manufacturing a fermentation product using sucrose as a fermentation substrate, and fermentation processes using such a yeast. In some embodiments, the fermentation product is ethanol.

Genetically modified yeasts and fermentation processes using genetically modified yeasts

The present invention relates to a genetically engineered yeast capable of manufacturing a fermentation product using sucrose as a fermentation substrate, and fermentation processes using such a yeast. The yeast has an exogenous invertase gene and has a deletion or disruption of the PDC activity gene. Accordingly, the yeast is useful for manufacturing fermentation products other than ethanol from fermentation substrates containing sucrose.

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Peter Alan Jauert