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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
May. 09, 2008
Applicants:
Willem Van Zyl, Stellenbosch, ZA;
Ronel Van Rooyen, Lichtenburg, ZA;
Shaunita Hellouise Rose, Strand, ZA;
Inventors:
Willem Van Zyl, Stellenbosch, ZA;
Ronel Van Rooyen, Lichtenburg, ZA;
Shaunita Hellouise Rose, Strand, ZA;
Assignee:
Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, ZA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/10 (2006.01); C12N 1/36 (2006.01); C12N 9/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/10 (2013.01); C12N 1/36 (2013.01); C12N 9/2445 (2013.01); C12Y 302/01021 (2013.01); Y02E 50/16 (2013.01); Y02P 20/52 (2015.11);
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods for improving a host cell's ability to utilize the disaccharide cellobiose. In some embodiments, a transformed cell expresses intracellular β-glucosidase. In other embodiments, a transformed host cell is able to grow on media wherein cellobiose is the sole carbon source. In other embodiments, selection methods are provided which improve a host cell's ability to grow on cellobiose-containing media.