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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2014
Applicant:
Universiteit Gent, Ghent, BE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Universiteit Gent, Ghent, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/80 (2006.01); C12P 19/44 (2006.01); C12P 19/12 (2006.01); C12P 7/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 19/44 (2013.01); C12N 15/80 (2013.01); C12P 7/64 (2013.01); C12P 19/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to the field of the microbial production of specific types of glycolipids that are potentially useful as replacements for petroleum-based detergents and emulsifiers. This disclosure, more specifically, discloses the usage of yeasts having a dysfunctional acetyltransferase for producing high amounts of bolaamphiphilic glycolipids when using conventional and cheap substrates. Furthermore, the disclosure relates to yeasts having a dysfunctional acetyltransferase optionally combined with a dysfunctional lactonase and/or second glucosyltransferase. The latter microorganisms are capable of producing high amounts of bolaamphiphilic sophorolipids.