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US 12,043,860 B2Granted
Advanced production of cannabinoids in yeast
AssigneeLygos, Inc.
InventorsJason L. Poulos, Anthony N. Farina
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments provided herein include genetically engineering microorganisms, such as yeast or bacteria, to produce cannabinoids by inserting genes that produce the appropriate enzymes for the metabolic production of a desired compound.
Claims3
A method for making Cannabigerovarinic Acid in yeast or fungi, the method comprising:
- converting glucose to malonyl-CoA with a first nucleotide sequence comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ. ID. NO. 124 expressing Meningitis associated and temperature regulated Fimbria (MatB);
- converting the malonyl-CoA to Acetoacetyl-CoA with a second nucleotide sequence comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ. ID. NO. 118 expressing Monocarboxylate Transporter 1 (MCT1);
- converting the Acetoacetyl-CoA to 3-Hydroxybutyryl-CoA with a third nucleotide sequence comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ. ID. NO. 119 expressing 3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase (Hbd);
- converting the 3-Hydroxybutyryl-CoA to Crotonyl-CoA with a fourth nucleotide sequence comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ. ID. NO. 120 expressing crotonase (Crt);
- converting the Crotonyl-CoA to Butyryl-CoA with a fifth nucleotide sequence comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ. ID. NO. 123 expressing trans-enoyl-CoA reducatase (Ter);
- converting the Butyryl-CoA to divarinic acid with a sixth nucleotide sequence comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ. ID. NO. 60 expressing Polyketide synthase and with a seventh nucleotide sequence of SEQ. ID. NO. 92 or SEQ. ID. NO. 93 expressing olivetolic acid cyclase;
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- converting the divarinic acid to Cannabigerovarinic Acid with an eighth nucleotide sequence comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ. ID. NO. 30 expressing an Aromatic prenyltransferase,
- wherein the yeast or fungi is selected from the group consisting of S. cerevisiae, K. marxianus, Y. lipolytica, Aspergillus oryzae, Aspergillus nidulans, and Komagataella pastoris.
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