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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2022
Lanzatech, Inc., Skokie, IL (US);
Zachary Robert Cowden, San Diego, CA (US);
Ching Leang, Evanston, IL (US);
Michael Koepke, Chicago, IL (US);
Rasmus Overgaard Jensen, Evanston, IL (US);
Alexander Paul Mueller, Skokie, IL (US);
LanzaTech, Inc., Skokie, IL (US);
Abstract
The disclosure provides genetically engineered microorganisms and methods for improved biological production of ethylene glycol and precursors of ethylene glycol. The microorganism of the disclosure produces ethylene glycol or a precursor of ethylene glycol through one or more of 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate, oxaloacetate, citrate, malate, and glycine. The disclosure further provides compositions comprising ethylene glycol or polymers of ethylene glycol such as polyethylene terephthalate.