Microorganism for converting carbon dioxide to aliphatic carboxylic acids via formic acid intermediate
AssigneeVerdant Bioproducts Limited
InventorIrene Finnegan
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Abstract
The invention relates to a micro-organism comprising a hydrogenase enzyme system which is capable of converting carbon dioxide into formic acid and a second enzyme system which is capable of converting formic acid into aliphatic carboxylic acids having a chain length of five or more carbon atoms. Also described are various methods for producing oil, as well as other aspects of the invention.
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A micro-organism comprising a hydrogenase enzyme system which is capable of converting carbon dioxide into formic acid and a second enzyme system which is capable of converting formic acid into aliphatic carboxylic acids having a chain length of five or more carbon atoms.
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A method for producing aliphatic carboxylic acids, the method comprising producing aliphatic carboxylic acids using a medium comprising a hydrogenase enzyme system which is capable of converting carbon dioxide into formic acid and a second enzyme system which is capable of converting formic acid to aliphatic carboxylic acids having a chain length of five or more carbon atoms.
A medium comprising a hydrogenase enzyme system which is capable of converting carbon dioxide into formic acid and a second enzyme system which is capable of converting formic acid to aliphatic carboxylic acids having a chain length of five or more carbon atoms.
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