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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2008
Charles Abbas, Champaign, IL (US);
Andriy A. Sibirny, Lviv, UA;
Andriy Y. Voronovsky, Lviv, UA;
Oleh V. Stasyk, Lviv, UA;
Olena P. Ishchuk, Lviv, UA;
Olena B. Ryabova, Lviv, UA;
Charles Abbas, Champaign, IL (US);
Andriy A. Sibirny, Lviv, UA;
Andriy Y. Voronovsky, Lviv, UA;
Oleh V. Stasyk, Lviv, UA;
Olena P. Ishchuk, Lviv, UA;
Olena B. Ryabova, Lviv, UA;
Archer Daniels Midland Company, Decatur, IL (US);
Abstract
Methods and compositions for the production of ethanol from lignocellulosic starting materials are provided herein. Embodiments of the invention provide methods of manipulating the carbon flux of a host cell transformed with plasmids of the invention. Plasmids of the invention may include nucleotides that encode pyruvate decarboxylase. In one embodiment, a strain of the thermotolerant yeastthat has been transformed with plasmids and polynucleotides of the invention is provided.