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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2013
Applicants:
Vib Vzw, Ghent, BE;
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, K.u.leuven R&d, Leuven, BE;
Inventors:
Johan Thevelein, Blanden, BE;
Maria Remedios Foulquie-Moreno, Brussels, BE;
Georg Hubmann, Groningen, NL;
Assignees:
VIB vzw, Ghent, BE;
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, K. U. Leuven R&D, Leuven, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/06 (2006.01); C07K 14/39 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C07K 14/395 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/06 (2013.01); C07K 14/39 (2013.01); C07K 14/395 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6895 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/158 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/16 (2013.01); Y02E 50/17 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to the use of a mutant SSK1 gene encoding a truncated ssk1 protein for the construction of a mutant yeast strain with decreased glycerol production, when compared to the wild-type strain. It relates further to the use of such strains for high-yield bioethanol production, especially in high osmotic media, or on cellulosic hydrolysates, where normal yeast strains do produce a significant amount of glycerol.