Genomatica, Inc.

Stephen Thomas Payne

Bernardo Moura Torres Da Costa

Scott Allen Frykman

Sankaranarayanan Venkiteswaran

Leland Ken Wong

Isolde Callihan

The disclosure relates to mutant gene(s) that confer upon microorganisms that express them an improved capacity to utilize xylose and improved capacity to co-utilize glucose and xylose thereby resulting in improved growth of the microorganism. Further encompassed are methods of producing fatty acids and fatty acid derivatives from cellulosic biomass, xylose, and/or a glucose/xylose mix by employing the host cells expressing the engineered XylR variants and compositions of biologically produced fatty acids and fatty acid derivatives.

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South San Francisco, CA, United States of America

Stephen Thomas Payne