57 results about "Xylulose kinase" patented technology

The present invention relates to host cells transformed with a nucleic acid sequence encoding a eukaryotic xylose isomerase obtainable from an anaerobic fungus. When expressed, the sequence encoding the xylose isomerase confers to the host cell the ability to convert xylose to xylulose which may be further metabolised by the host cell. Thus, the host cell is capable of growth on xylose as carbon source. The host cell preferably is a eukaryotic microorganism such as a yeast or a filamentous fungus. The invention further relates to processes for the production of fermentation products such as ethanol, in which a host cell of the invention uses xylose for growth and for the production of the fermentation product. The invention further relates to nucleic acid sequences encoding eukaryotic xylose isomerases and xylulose kinases as obtainable from anaerobic fungi.

The present invention relates to a method for preparing an ethanol producing, xylose utilizing strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae comprising genes for overexpression of xylose reductase, xylitol dehydrogenase and xylulokinase, wherein in addition to said genes for production o phosphoacetyltransferase, and acetaldehyde dehydrogenase are introduced and optionally overexpressed.

The present invention relates to a novel Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain utilizing xylose for fermenting ethanol expressing xylose isomerase (XI), overexpressing xylulokinase (XK), overexpressing the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP), and non-expressing aldose reductase (AR) and being adapted to growth in mineral defined medium with xylose as sole carbon source.

The present invention relates to further genetic modifications in eukaryotic host cells that have been transformed to express a xylose isomerase that confers the host cell the ability of isomerising xylose to xylulose. The further genetic modifications are aimed at improving the efficiency of xylose metabolism and include e.g. reduction of unspecific aldose reductase activity, increased xylulose kinase activity and increased flux of the pentose phosphate pathway. The modified host cells of the invention are suitable for the production of a wide variety of fermentation products, including ethanol, in fermentation processes in which a source of xylose or a source of xylose and glucose are used as carbon source.

Genetic recombinant yeast expressing xylose reductase (XR), (wild-type or mutant) xylitol dehydrogenase (XDH), and xylulokinase (XK) and a method for highly efficiently producing ethanol from xylose using the yeast are provided. Pichia stipitis-derived XR and (wild-type or modified-type) XDH genes and Saccharomyces cerevisiae-derived XK gene were introduced via chromosomal integration. Thus, a genetic recombinant yeast having a high xylose fermentation rate, being capable of producing ethanol from xylose in high yields, and having high xylose fermentability in the presence of glucose, as well as a method using the recombinant yeast for highly efficiently producing ethanol from xylose or a saccharified solution from lignocellulose-based biomass are provided. Furthermore, a method for improving the xylose fermentability of the genetic recombinant yeast of the present invention via acclimatization treatment is also provided herein.

Disclosed are xylose-fermenting recombinant yeast strains expressing xylose reductase, xylitol dehydrogenase, and xylulokinase and having reduced expression of PHO13 or a PHO13 ortholog, as well as methods of fermenting xylose to obtain ethanol using the recombinant yeast strains.

The invention discloses a method for improving the sugar utilization rate of clostridium acetobutylicum in fermentation of mixed sugar. The method comprises the following steps of: performing gene engineering modification on clostridium acetobutylicum, so that compared with wild type clostridium acetobutylicum, the clostridium acetobutylicum has the advantages that expression of g1cG gene can be inhibited, and the expression and activity of xylose transportprotein, xylose isomerase, and / or xylulokinase can be improved; and applying the obtained clostridium acetobutylicum which is subjected to gene engineering to fermentation of sugar. By the method, more xylose and arabinose can be used by clostridium acetobutylicum in the fermentation of the mixed sugar, a solvent product with high concentration can be produced, and the product yield can be improved; and the method has excellent industrial application prospect.

Described are recombinant yeast which ferment xylose to ethanol and which maintain their ability to do so when cultured for numerous generations in non-selective media. The preferred yeast contain multiple copies of integrated genes encoding xylose reductase, xylitol dehydrogenase, and xylulokinase fused to promoters which are non-glucose inhibited and which do not require xylose for induction. Also described are preferred methods for integrating multiple copies of exogenous DNA into host cells by transforming cells with replicative / integrative vectors, and then replicating the cells a number of times under selective pressure to promote retention of the vector in subsequent generations. The replicated vectors thus serve to integrate multiple copies of the exogenous DNA into the host cells throughout the replication / selection phase. Thereafter the selective pressure can be removed to promote loss of the vector in subsequent generations, leaving stable integrants of the exogenous DNA.

The present invention relates to a method for obtaining a recombinant yeast of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which ferments lignocellulose raw materials to ethanol, including introducing DNA into a yeast so as to cause the yeast to have introduced genes encoding xylose reductase, xylitol dehydrogenase and xylulokinase.

The present invention relates to further genetic modifications in eukaryotic host cells that have been transformed to express a xylose isomerase that confers the host cell the ability of isomerizing xylose to xylulose. The further genetic modifications are aimed at improving the efficiency of xylose metabolism and include e.g. reduction of unspecific aldose reductase activity, increased xylulose kinase activity and increased flux of the pentose phosphate pathway. The modified host cells of the invention are suitable for the production of a wide variety of fermentation products, including ethanol, in fermentation processes in which a source of xylose or a source of xylose and glucose are used as carbon source.

Genetic recombinant yeast expressing xylose reductase (XR), (wild-type or mutant) xylitol dehydrogenase (XDH), and xylulokinase (XK) and a method for highly efficiently producing ethanol from xylose using the yeast are provided. Pichia stipitis-derived XR and (wild-type or modified-type) XDH genes and Saccharomyces cerevisiae-derived XK gene were introduced via chromosomal integration. Thus, a genetic recombinant yeast having a high xylose fermentation rate, being capable of producing ethanol from xylose in high yields, and having high xylose fermentability in the presence of glucose, as well as a method using the recombinant yeast for highly efficiently producing ethanol from xylose or a saccharified solution from lignocellulose-based biomass are provided. Furthermore, a method for improving the xylose fermentability of the genetic recombinant yeast of the present invention via acclimatization treatment is also provided herein.

The present invention relates to microorganisms of corynebacterium which can utilize xylose and to a method for producing L-lysine using same. More particularly, the present invention relates to microorganisms of corynebacterium which are modified, in which genes encoding xylose isomerase and xylulokinase which are xylose synthases are introduced to express the xylose synthase. The present invention also relates to a method for producing L-lysine, comprising a step of culturing the modified microorganisms of corynebacterium using xylose as a carbon source, and recovering L-lysine from the culture.

The invention discloses a strain for directly producing butanol by utilizing xylan as a sole carbon source. A classification name of the strain is Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum, and the number of the strain is M5; moreover, the strain is preserved in China Center for Type Culture Collection (CCTCC), the preservation date of the strain is 27th February, 2017, and the preservation number is CCTCC NO: M 2017072. The strain M5 can basically degrade 30g / L of xylan in 3-5 days and can be used as the sole carbon source for growth; after the xylan is degraded into xylose, pyruvic acid is obtained by xylose isomerase and xylulokinase; subsequently, acetic acid, ethanol, butyric acid and butanol are obtained through a series of metabolic pathways. According to the strain and the application of the strain disclosed by the invention, enzymes of all pathways can bear a high temperature of 55 to 65 DEG C, and the strain M5 is the one that can produce the butanol by directly utilizing the xylan, which is the only reported bacterial strain until now; therefore, a series of high-temperature resistant enzymes can be provided for industrial production of the butanol, and the strain has important application value.

The object is to develop a bacterium capable of fermenting glucose, mannose and xylose simultaneously, which can ferment a saccharified solution of a cellulose-type or lignocellulose-type biomass resource to produce ethanol, and to construct an energy-saving high-efficiency bioethanol conversion process. Thus, disclosed is Zymomonas mobilis bacterium which is prepared by integrating a gene encoding a phosphomannose isomerase derived from Escharichia coli into a levansucrase gene located on the chromosome by the double cross-over by means of a homologous recombsination method, and then introducing recombinant DNA prepared by binding a DNA fragment containing genes encoding a xylose isomerase, a xylulokinase, a transaldolase and a transketolase, respectively, all derived from Escherichia coli to a vector. Also disclosed is a method for producing ethanol by continuously fermenting a saccharified solution of a cellulose-type biomass resource in a system on which the Zymomonas mobilis bacterium is immobilized.

The invention discloses a Saccharomyces cerevisiae engineering bacterium and its application in the production of ethanol. The invention provides Saccharomyces cerevisiae W32N55, and the preservation number of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae W32N55 is CGMCC NO.6090. The invention also provides an application of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae W32N55 in the preparation of ethanol. Experiments of the invention prove that the engineering bacterium W32N55 provided in the invention is obtained through obtaining the Saccharomyces cerevisiae engineering bacterium by the introducing xylose reductase gene (XYL1) and xylitol dehydrogenase gene (XYL2) to an original strain and by improving the activity of xylulokinase (XK), and through allowing the engineering bacterium containing the XYL1, the XYL2 and XK gene to undergo adaptive acclimation.

A method for producing a strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae with introduced genes coding for xylose reductase, xylitol dehydrogenase and xylulokinase and with improved ethanol production, improved xylose conversion and reduced xylitol production is described. The method comprises culturing the cells in a repetitive batch series in a medium at a xylose concentration of about 15-25 g / l and at a temperature of about 28-32° C., and thereafter lowering the xylose concentration in at least one step at a temperature of about 28-32° C. to obtain an increased selection pressure for improved xylose fermentation,improved ethanol production and reduced xylitol production, and continuing the culturing of the cells in said repetitive batch series. Further, strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae obtained by the method according to the invention are described.