Title:
PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ALCOHOL WITH THE USE OF MICROORGANISM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2003/027301
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A transformant of a microorganism, which inherently does not metabolize alkanes and alcohols and has acquired an ability to convert an alkane into an alcohol through transformation by DNA encoding methane oxygenase, is cultured. Then the obtained culture or cells separated from the culture and optionally processed are made to coexist with an alkane to thereby form an alcohol.
Inventors:
TAKESHITA RYO (JP)
YASUEDA HISASHI (JP)
GUNJI YOSHIYA (JP)
YASUEDA HISASHI (JP)
GUNJI YOSHIYA (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2002/009029
Publication Date:
April 03, 2003
Filing Date:
September 05, 2002
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Assignee:
AJINOMOTO KK (JP)
TAKESHITA RYO (JP)
YASUEDA HISASHI (JP)
GUNJI YOSHIYA (JP)
TAKESHITA RYO (JP)
YASUEDA HISASHI (JP)
GUNJI YOSHIYA (JP)
International Classes:
C12N15/09; C12P7/02; C12P7/06; (IPC1-7): C12P7/02; C12N15/09
Foreign References:
| JP2000166584A | 2000-06-20 |
Other References:
STAINTHORPE A.C. ET AL.: "The methane monooxygenase gene cluster of methylococcus capsulatus (Bath)", GENE, vol. 91, no. 1, 1990, pages 27 - 34, XP002137981
WEST C.A. ET AL.: "Functional expression in escherichia coli of proteins B and C from soluble methane monooxygenase of methylococcus capsulatus (Bath)", JOURNAL OF GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY, vol. 138, 1992, pages 1301 - 1307, XP002908206
See also references of EP 1433856A4
WEST C.A. ET AL.: "Functional expression in escherichia coli of proteins B and C from soluble methane monooxygenase of methylococcus capsulatus (Bath)", JOURNAL OF GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY, vol. 138, 1992, pages 1301 - 1307, XP002908206
See also references of EP 1433856A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Toyama, Tsutomu (4-10 Higashi Nihonbashi 3-chom, Chuo-ku Tokyo, JP)
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