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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2002
Filed:
May. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ben A. Bulthuis, Hoofddorp, NL;
Gregory M. Whited, Belmont, CA (US);
Donald E. Trimbur, Redwood City, CA (US);
Anthony A. Gatenby, Wilmington, DE (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/18 ; C12N 1/20 ; C12N 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/18 ; C12N 1/20 ; C12N 1/500 ;
Abstract
Recombinant organisms are provided comprising genes encoding genes encoding glycerol dehydratase, 1,3-propanediol oxidoreductase, a gene encoding vitamin B receptor precursor(BtuB), a gene encoding vitamin B transport system permease protein(BtuC) and a gene encoding vitamin B transport ATP-binding protein (BtuD). The recombinant microorganism is contacted with a carbon substrate and 1,3-propanediol is isolated from the growth media.