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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2012
Xuan Wang, Tempe, AZ (US);
Elliot N. Miller, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Lorraine P. Yomano, Gainesville, FL (US);
Keelnatham T. Shanmugam, Gainesville, FL (US);
Lonnie O'neal Ingram, Gainesville, FL (US);
Xuan Wang, Tempe, AZ (US);
Elliot N. Miller, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Lorraine P. Yomano, 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 overexpression of a putative oxidoreductase (ucpA) for increasing furfural tolerance in genetically modified microorganisms. Genetically modified microorganisms capable of overexpressing UcpA are also provided. Increased expression of ucpA was shown to increase furfural tolerance by 50%, and to permit the fermentation of sugars to products in the presence of 15 mM furfural.