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Method for production of biomass using a gluconobacter oxydans comprising an inactivated NADP dependent glucose dehydrogenase gene

AssigneeDsm IP Assets B.V.

InventorMasako Shinjoh

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Abstract

The present invention relates to microorganisms genetically engineered to increase yield and/or efficiency of biomass production from a carbon source, such as e.g. glucose. Processes for generating such microorganisms are also provided by the present invention. The invention also relates to polynucleotide sequences comprising genes that encode proteins that are involved in the bioconversion of a carbon source such as e.g. glucose into biomass. The invention also features polynucleotides comprising the full-length polynucleotide sequences of the novel genes and fragments thereof, the novel polypeptides encoded by the polynucleotides and fragments thereof, as well as their functional equivalents. Also included are processes of using the polynucleotides and modified polynucleotide sequences to transform host microorganisms leading to a microorganism with reduced carbon source diversion, i.e. higher yield and/or efficiency of biomass production from a carbon source such as e.g. glucose.

Claims13

Dependent claims

A process of using a microorganism, wherein said microorganism is a Gluconobacter, for the production of biomass, wherein the gene encoding NADP-dependent glucose dehydrogenase has been underexpressed or disrupted, said gene comprising a polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:

(i) nucleotide sequences encoding a polypeptide comprising SQ ID NO:2;
(ii) nucleotide sequences comprising SEQ ID NO:1;
(iii) nucleotide sequences the complementary strand of which hybridizes under highly stringent conditions to a nucleotide sequence as defined in (i) or (ii) and which encode an NADP-dependent glucose dehydrogenase, wherein said highly stringent conditions comprise hybridization at about 42° C. for about 2 to 4 days followed by one or more washes in 2×SSC, 0.1% SDS at room temperature and one or more washes in 0.5×SSC, 0.1% SDS or 0.1×SSC, 0.1% SDS at about 65 to about 68° C.;
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(iv) nucleotide sequences which are at least 95% identical to a polynucleotide as defined in (i) or (ii) and which encode an NADP-dependent glucose dehydrogenase;
or the complementary strand of such a polynucleotide;
wherein the amount of biomass produced is increased by at least 130% compared to a microorganism having an intact gene as defined above.

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A process for production of biomass with microorganism, wherein said microorganism is a Gluconobacter and wherein said microorganism contains a disrupted or underexpressed gene encoding NADP-dependent glucose dehydrogenase, said gene comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of:

(i) nucleotide sequences encoding a polypeptide comprising SEQ ID NO:2;
(ii) nucleotide sequences comprising SEQ ID NO:1;
(iv) nucleotide sequences the complementary strand of which hybridizes under highly stringent conditions to a nucleotide sequence as defined in (i) or (ii) and which encode an NADP-dependent glucose dehydrogenase, wherein said highly stringent conditions comprise hybridization at about 42° C. for about 2 to 4 days followed by one or more washes in 2×SSC, 0.1% SDS at room temperature and one or more washes in 0.5×SSC, 0.1% SDS or 0.1×SSC, 0.1% SDS at about 65 to about 68° C.;
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(iv) nucleotide sequences which are at least 95% identical toga polynucleotide as defined in (i) or (ii) and which encode an NADP-dependent glucose dehydrogenase;
or the complementary strand of such a polynucleotide;
wherein the amount of biomass produced is increased by at least 130% compared to a microorganism having an intact gene as defined above, said process comprising:
(a) cultivating said microorganism in an aqueous nutrient medium under conditions that allow production of biomass from a carbon source and
(b) isolating the biomass.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 11/991,550Filed 7 Sep 2006
Priority: EP 050213879 Sep 2005
Published: US 2009/0130705 A121 May 2009
Granted: 20 Mar 2012
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

C12N 1/20
Microorganisms; Compositions thereof ; Processes of propagating, maintaining or preserving microorganisms or compositions thereof; Processes of…:…
C12N 9/0006
Oxidoreductases: acting on CH-OH groups as donors
C12N 15/52
DNA or RNA fragments; Modified forms thereof ; Non-coding nucleic acids having a biological activity: genes encoding for enzymes or proenzymes
C12P 1/04
Preparation of compounds or compositions, not provided for in groups C12P3/00 - C12P39/00, by using microorganisms or enzymes: by using bacteria