Xylitol Synthesis Mutant of Xylose-Utilizing Zymomonas for Ethanol Production

Yat-Chen Chou; Paul Viitanen; Min Zhang; Caroline McCutchen

Xylitol Synthesis Mutant of Xylose-Utilizing Zymomonas for Ethanol Production

Yat-Chen Chou (Inventor)
, Paul Viitanen (Inventor)
, Min Zhang (Inventor)
, Caroline McCutchen (Inventor)

Catalytic Carbon Transformation and Scale-Up Center

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Abstract

A strain of xylose-utilizing Zymomonas was engineered with a genetic modification to the glucose-fructose oxidoreductase gene resulting in reduced expression of GFOR enzyme activity. The engineered strain exhibits reduced production of xylitol, a detrimental by-product of xylose metabolism. It also consumes more xylose and produces more ethanol during mixed sugar fermentation underprocess-relevant conditions.

Original language	American English
Patent number	7,741,119
State	Published - 2010

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NREL/PT-5100-51077

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Xylitol Synthesis Mutant of Xylose-Utilizing Zymomonas for Ethanol Production

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