Global Patent Index - EP 1003881 A2

EP 1003881 A2 20000531 - TRANSFORMED YEAST STRAINS AND THEIR USE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MONOTERMINAL AND DITERMINAL ALIPHATIC CARBOXYLATES

Title (en)

TRANSFORMED YEAST STRAINS AND THEIR USE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MONOTERMINAL AND DITERMINAL ALIPHATIC CARBOXYLATES

Title (de)

TRANSFORMIERTE HEFESTÄMME UND IHRE VERWENDUNG ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON MONO- UND DI-TERMINALEN ALIPHATISCHEN CARBOXYLATEN

Title (fr)

SOUCHES DE LEVURE TRANSFORMEES ET LEUR UTILISATION DANS LA PRODUCTION DE CARBOXYLATES ALIPHATIQUES A TERMINAISON UNIQUE ET DOUBLE

Publication

EP 1003881 A2 20000531 (EN)

Application

EP 98935806 A 19980720

Priority

  • US 9814935 W 19980720
  • US 5321597 P 19970721

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9904014A2] The present invention comprises a bioprocess for converting aliphatic compounds, of the form CH3(CH2)nCH3 where n = 4 to 20, to monoterminal and diterminal carboxylates using genetically-engineered organisms. This invention relates to a process for expressing alkane hydroxylating activity in genetically-engineered yeasts Pichia pastoris and Candida maltosa. In addition, the present invention describes a process to produce genetically transformed Candida maltosa strains that have enhanced cytochrome P450 activity and/or gene disruptions in the beta -oxidation pathway.

IPC 1-7

C12N 15/53; C12P 7/44; C12P 7/40

IPC 8 full level

C12N 15/09 (2006.01); C12N 1/15 (2006.01); C12N 9/02 (2006.01); C12N 15/53 (2006.01); C12P 7/40 (2006.01); C12P 7/44 (2006.01); C12R 1/84 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C12N 1/165 (2021.05); C12N 9/0042 (2013.01); C12N 9/0077 (2013.01); C12P 7/40 (2013.01); C12P 7/44 (2013.01); C12R 2001/72 (2021.05); C12R 2001/84 (2021.05)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9904014A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE DK ES FR GB IE IT NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9904014 A2 19990128; WO 9904014 A3 19990520; AU 8498298 A 19990210; CA 2293737 A1 19990128; EP 1003881 A2 20000531; IL 133931 A0 20010430; JP 2001510048 A 20010731

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9814935 W 19980720; AU 8498298 A 19980720; CA 2293737 A 19980720; EP 98935806 A 19980720; IL 13393198 A 19980720; JP 2000503220 A 19980720