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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2009
Filed:
May. 30, 2003
Applicants:
Ben Hause, Jordan, MN (US);
Vineet Rajgarhia, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Pirkko Suominen, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Ben Hause, Jordan, MN (US);
Vineet Rajgarhia, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Pirkko Suominen, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
Cargill, Inc., Wayzata, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/19 (2006.01); C12N 1/00 (2006.01); C12N 15/70 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C12N 15/63 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Recombinant yeast are provided having, in one aspect, multiple exogenous LDH genes integrated into the genome, while leaving native PDC genes intact. In a second aspect, recombinant yeast are provided having an exogenous LDH gene integrated into its genome at the locus of a native PDC gene, with deletion of the native PDC gene. The recombinant yeast are useful in fermentation process for producing lactic acid.