Microbial fermentation for the production of terpenes
AssigneeLanza Tech New Zealand Limited
InventorsWendy Yiting Chen, FungMin Liew, Michael Koepke
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Abstract
The invention provides a method for producing a terpene or a precursor thereof by microbial fermentation. Typically, the method involves culturing a recombinant bacterium in the presence of a gaseous substrate whereby the bacterium produces a terpene or a precursor thereof, such as mevalonic acid, isopentenyl pyrophosphate, dimethylallyl pyrophosphate, isoprene, geranyl pyrophosphate, farnesyl pyrophosphate, and/or farnesene. The bacterium may comprise one or more exogenous enzymes, such as enzymes in mevalonate, DXS, or terpene biosynthesis pathways.
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A method for producing at least one terpene or a precursor thereof by microbial fermentation comprising providing a gaseous substrate comprising CO to a culture of a recombinant Clostridium bacterium and fermenting the culture to produce at least one terpene or a precursor thereof from the gaseous substrate.
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