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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2011
Applicants:
James C. Liao, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Shota Atsumi, Davis, CA (US);
Inventors:
James C. Liao, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Shota Atsumi, Davis, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C12N 15/00 (2006.01); C12N 9/06 (2006.01); C12N 9/16 (2006.01); C12P 7/16 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01); C12N 9/88 (2006.01); C12N 9/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/88 (2013.01); C12N 9/1022 (2013.01); C12P 7/16 (2013.01); C12Y 202/01006 (2013.01); Y02E 50/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein are metabolically-modified microorganisms useful for producing biofuels. More specifically, provided herein are methods of producing high alcohols including isobutanol, 1-butanol, 1-propanol, 2-methyl-1-butanol, 3-methyl-1-butanol, and 2-phenylethanol from a suitable substrate and a recombinant acetolactate synthase having both synthase and decarboxylase activity.