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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arie Ben-Bassat, Newark, DE (US);
Monica Cattermole, Newark, DE (US);
Anthony A. Gatenby, Wilmington, DE (US);
Katharine J. Gibson, Wilmington, DE (US);
M. Isabel Ramos-Gonzalez, Granada, ES;
Juan Ramos, Granada, ES;
Sima Sariaslani, Newark, DE (US);
Assignee:
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/20 ; C12N 1/500 ; C12N 1/12 ; C07H 2/104 ; C12P 2/106 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/20 ; C12N 1/500 ; C12N 1/12 ; C07H 2/104 ; C12P 2/106 ;
Abstract
Bacterial strains transformed with the pcu genes are useful for the production of para-hydroxybenzoate (PHBA). Applicant has provided the p-cresol utilizing (pcu) and tmoX gene sequences from KR-1, the proteins encoded by these sequences, recombinant plasmids containing such sequences, and bacterial host cells containing such plasmids or integrated sequences. Method for the use of these materials to produce PHBA are also disclosed.