MICROORGANISMS AND METHODS FOR THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF ADIPATE, HEXAMETHYLENEDIAMINE AND 6-AMINOCAPROIC ACID
申请人:Burk Mark J.
公开号:US20120282661A1
公开(公告)日:2012-11-08
The invention provides a non-naturally occurring microbial organism having a 6-aminocaproic acid, caprolactam, hexametheylenediamine or levulinic acid pathway. The microbial organism contains at least one exogenous nucleic acid encoding an enzyme in the respective 6-aminocaproic acid, caprolactam, hexametheylenediamine or levulinic acid pathway. The invention additionally provides a method for producing 6-aminocaproic acid, caprolactam, hexametheylenediamine or levulinic acid. The method can include culturing a 6-aminocaproic acid, caprolactam or hexametheylenediamine producing microbial organism, where the microbial organism expresses at least one exogenous nucleic acid encoding a 6-aminocaproic acid, caprolactam, hexametheylenediamine or levulinic acid pathway enzyme in a sufficient amount to produce the respective product, under conditions and for a sufficient period of time to produce 6-aminocaproic acid, caprolactam, hexametheylenediamine or levulinic acid.
本发明提供了一种非自然存在的微生物有6-氨基己酸、己内酰胺、六亚甲基二胺或丙酮酸途径。该微生物含有至少一种外源核酸,编码相应的6-氨基己酸、己内酰胺、六亚甲基二胺或丙酮酸途径中的酶。本发明还提供了一种生产6-氨基己酸、己内酰胺、六亚甲基二胺或丙酮酸的方法。该方法可以包括培养6-氨基己酸、己内酰胺或六亚甲基二胺产生微生物,其中微生物在适当的条件下表达至少一种外源核酸编码的6-氨基己酸、己内酰胺、六亚甲基二胺或丙酮酸途径酶,以产生相应的产物,持续一定的时间。