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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2012
Elliot N. Miller, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Xueli Zhang, Tianjin, CN;
Lorraine P. Yomano, Gainesville, FL (US);
Xuan Wang, Gainesville, FL (US);
Keelnatham T. Shanmugam, Gainesville, FL (US);
Lonnie O'neal Ingram, Gainesville, FL (US);
Elliot N. Miller, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Xueli Zhang, Tianjin, CN;
Lorraine P. Yomano, Gainesville, FL (US);
Xuan Wang, Gainesville, FL (US);
Keelnatham T. Shanmugam, Gainesville, FL (US);
Lonnie O'Neal Ingram, Gainesville, FL (US);
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED, Gainesville, FL (US);
Abstract
The subject invention pertains to the discovery that the NADH-dependent propanediol oxidoreductase (FucO) can reduce furfural. This allows for a new approach to improve furfural tolerance in bacterial and/or yeast cells used to produce desired products. Thus, novel biocatalysts (bacterial, fungal or yeast cells) exhibiting increased tolerance to furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) are provided as are methods of making and using such biocatalysts for the production of a desired product.