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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2002
Applicants:
John Londesborough, Helsinki, FI;
Merja Penttilä, Helsinki, FI;
Peter Richard, Helsinki, FI;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/06 (2006.01); C12N 1/18 (2006.01); C12N 1/16 (2006.01); C12N 15/74 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fungal microorganism can be engineered by means of genetic engineering to utilise L-arabinose. The genes of the L-arabinose pathway, which were unknown, i.e. L-arabinitol 4-dehydrogenase and L-xylulose reductase, were identified. These genes, together with the known genes of the L-arabinose pathway, form a functional pathway. This pathway can be introduced to a fungus, which is completely or partially lacking this pathway.