MICROORGANISMS FOR PRODUCING METHACRYLIC ACID AND METHACRYLATE ESTERS AND METHODS RELATED THERETO
申请人:BURK Mark J.
公开号:US20130065279A1
公开(公告)日:2013-03-14
The invention provides a non-naturally occurring microbial organism having a methacrylic acid, methacrylate ester, 3-hydroxyisobutyrate and/or 2-hydroxyisobutyrate pathway. The microbial organism contains at least one exogenous nucleic acid encoding an enzyme in a methacrylic acid pathway. The invention additionally provides a method for producing methacrylic acid, methacrylate ester, 3-hydroxyisobutyrate and/or 2-hydroxyisobutyrate. The method can include culturing methacrylic acid, methacrylate ester, 3-hydroxyisobutyrate and/or 2-hydroxyisobutyrate producing microbial organism, where the microbial organism expresses at least one exogenous nucleic acid encoding a methacrylic acid pathway enzyme in a sufficient amount to produce methacrylic acid, methacrylate ester, 3-hydroxyisobutyrate and/or 2-hydroxyisobutyrate, under conditions and for a sufficient period of time to produce methacrylic acid, methacrylate ester, 3-hydroxyisobutyrate and/or 2-hydroxyisobutyrate.
本发明提供了一种非自然存在的微生物,其具有甲基丙烯酸、甲基丙烯酸酯、3-羟基异丁酸和/或2-羟基异丁酸途径。该微生物含有至少一个外源性核酸,编码甲基丙烯酸途径中的一种酶。本发明还提供了一种生产甲基丙烯酸、甲基丙烯酸酯、3-羟基异丁酸和/或2-羟基异丁酸的方法。该方法可以包括培养产生甲基丙烯酸、甲基丙烯酸酯、3-羟基异丁酸和/或2-羟基异丁酸的微生物,在条件和足够的时间下,微生物表达至少一个外源性核酸编码的甲基丙烯酸途径酶,以产生甲基丙烯酸、甲基丙烯酸酯、3-羟基异丁酸和/或2-羟基异丁酸。