Biological synthesis of difunctional hexanes and pentanes from carbohydrate feedstocks
AssigneeCelexion, LLC
InventorsBrian M. Baynes, John Michael Geremia, Shaun M. Lippow
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Abstract
Provided herein are methods for the production of difunctional alkanes in microorganisms. Also provided are enzymes and nucleic acids encoding such enzymes, associated with the difunctional alkane production from carbohydrates feedstocks in microorganisms. The invention also provides recombinant microorganisms and metabolic pathways for the production of difunctional alkanes.
Claims20
A recombinant host cell producing hexamethylenediamine, the recombinant host cell comprising at least one recombinant nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide that catalyzes the conversion of lysine to 2,6-diaminohexanal.
A method of producing hexamethylenediamine, the method comprising:
- culturing a recombinant host cell, the recombinant host cell comprising at least one recombinant nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide that catalyzes the conversion of lysine to 2,6-diaminohexanal;
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- isolating the hexamethylenediamine.
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