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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 04, 2008
Nozomi Takebayashi, Mobara, JP;
Mitsufumi Wada, Chiba, JP;
Daisuke Mochizuki, Mobara, JP;
Fuminobu Yoshimi, Mobara, JP;
Seiichi Watanabe, Mobara, JP;
Hitoshi Takahashi, Chiba, JP;
Takashi Morishige, Mobara, JP;
Nozomi Takebayashi, Mobara, JP;
Mitsufumi Wada, Chiba, JP;
Daisuke Mochizuki, Mobara, JP;
Fuminobu Yoshimi, Mobara, JP;
Seiichi Watanabe, Mobara, JP;
Hitoshi Takahashi, Chiba, JP;
Takashi Morishige, Mobara, JP;
MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The invention provides: an isopropyl alcohol-producing bacterium which has an acetoacetate decarboxylase activity, an isopropyl alcohol dehydrogenase activity, a CoA transferase activity and a thiolase activity having been imparted thereto and is capable of producing isopropyl alcohol from a plant-derived material; a method of producing isopropyl alcohol whereby isopropyl alcohol is produced from a plant-derived material by using this isopropyl alcohol-producing bacterium; and an apparatus therefor.