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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2011
Applicants:
Xueli Zhang, Tianjin, CN;
Xuan Wang, Gainesville, FL (US);
Keelnatham T. Shanmugam, Gainesville, FL (US);
Lonnie O'neal Ingram, Gainesville, FL (US);
Inventors:
Xueli Zhang, Tianjin, CN;
Xuan Wang, Gainesville, FL (US);
Keelnatham T. Shanmugam, Gainesville, FL (US);
Lonnie O'Neal Ingram, Gainesville, FL (US);
Assignee:
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC., Gainesville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/46 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C12N 9/02 (2006.01); C12N 9/88 (2006.01); C12P 7/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/46 (2013.01); C12N 1/20 (2013.01); C12N 9/001 (2013.01); C12N 9/88 (2013.01); C12P 7/42 (2013.01); C12Y 103/01006 (2013.01); C12Y 401/01031 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process for the production of malic acid in commercially significant quantities from the carbon compounds by genetically modified bacterial strains (GMBS; also referred to as biocatalysts or genetically modified microorganisms) is disclosed. Microorganisms suitable for the production of malic acid can be cultured in one or two-step processes as disclosed herein.