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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2013
Applicant:
Terranol A/s, Lyngby, DK;
Inventors:
Birgitte Rönnow, Copenhagen K, DK;
Thomas Hvid Andersen, Frederiksberg, DK;
Ole Sibbesen, Bagsärd, DK;
Assignee:
TERRANOL A/S, Lyngby, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/92 (2006.01); C12N 1/19 (2006.01); C12N 15/81 (2006.01); C12N 9/90 (2006.01); C12P 7/06 (2006.01); C12P 19/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/81 (2013.01); C12N 9/90 (2013.01); C12N 9/92 (2013.01); C12P 7/06 (2013.01); C12P 19/24 (2013.01); Y02E 50/17 (2013.01); Y02P 20/52 (2015.11);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a transformed microorganism capable of (a) a higher xylose isomerase activity than the equivalent microorganism prior to transformation; and/or (b) a higher growth rate in or on a growth medium comprising xylose than the equivalent microorganism prior to transformation; and/or (c) a faster metabolism of xylose than the equivalent microorganism prior to transformation; and/or (d) a higher production of ethanol when grown anaerobically on xylose as the carbon source than the equivalent microorganism prior to transformation.