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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2013
Applicant:
E I Du Pont DE Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Zhongqiang Chen, Wilmington, DE (US);
Kristen J Kelly, Wilmington, DE (US);
Rick W Ye, Hockessin, DE (US);
Assignee:
E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C12N 9/90 (2006.01); C12N 9/92 (2006.01); C12P 7/10 (2006.01); C12P 7/16 (2006.01); C12P 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/90 (2013.01); C12N 9/92 (2013.01); C12P 7/10 (2013.01); C12P 7/16 (2013.01); C12P 7/18 (2013.01); C12Y 503/01005 (2013.01); Y02E 50/10 (2013.01); Y02E 50/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Specific polypeptides were identified as bacterial xylose isomerases that are able to provide xylose isomerase activity in yeast cells. The xylose isomerase activity can complete a xylose utilization pathway so that yeast can use xylose in fermentation, such as xylose in biomass hydrolysate.