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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2014
Applicants:
Danisco Us Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Inventors:
Zachary Q. Beck, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Anthony R. Calabria, Wilmington, DE (US);
Michael C. Miller, San Francisco, CA (US);
Alex T. Nielsen, Kokkedal, DK;
Dmitrii V. Vaviline, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignees:
DANISCO US INC., Palo Alto, CA (US);
THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, Akron, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 5/00 (2006.01); C12N 9/12 (2006.01); C12P 9/00 (2006.01); C12N 9/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 5/007 (2013.01); C12N 9/1205 (2013.01); C12N 9/88 (2013.01); C12P 9/00 (2013.01); C12Y 207/01036 (2013.01); C12Y 402/03027 (2013.01); Y02P 20/52 (2015.11);
Abstract
The invention features methods for producing isoprene from cultured cells using a feedback-resistant mevalonate kinase polypeptide, such as an archaeal mevalonate kinase polypeptide. The resulting isoprene compositions may have increased yields and/or purity of isoprene.