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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2024
Filed:
May. 02, 2022
Cargill, Incorporated, Wayzata, MN (US);
Hans H. Liao, Plymouth, MN (US);
Catherine Bradshaw Poor, Plymouth, MN (US);
Travis Robert Wolter, Plymouth, MN (US);
Michael Tai Man Louie, Plymouth, MN (US);
Erin Kathleen Marasco, Plymouth, MN (US);
Ana Negrete-Raymond, Ply', MN (US);
CARGILL, INCORPORATED, Wayzata, MN (US);
Abstract
Genes encoding mutant 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthases are introduced into host cells. Certain of the mutants enhance the production of shorter-chain fatty acids and derivatives by the cell than do the wild-type (unmutated) enzymes. In other cases, the chain length is not significantly affected, but productivity is enhanced. In specific cases, both a shift toward lower chain length and higher productivity is seen. Cells producing the mutant 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthases are especially suitable for producing C6-C10 fatty acids and derivatives.