(12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2011/0201090 A1 Buelter Et Al
US 201102.01090A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2011/0201090 A1 Buelter et al. (43) Pub. Date: Aug. 18, 2011 (54) YEAST MICROORGANISMS WITH filed on Feb. 26, 2010, provisional application No. REDUCED BY PRODUCT ACCUMULATION 61/282,641, filed on Mar. 10, 2010, provisional appli FOR IMPROVED PRODUCTION OF FUELS, cation No. 61/352,133, filed on Jun. 7, 2010, provi CHEMICALS, AND AMINO ACIDS sional application No. 61/411.885, filed on Nov. 9, 2010, provisional application No. 61/430,801, filed on (75) Inventors: Thomas Buelter, Denver, CO (US); Jan. 7, 2011. Andrew Hawkins, Parker, CO (US); Stephanie Porter-Scheinman, Conifer, CO Publication Classification (US); Peter Meinhold, Denver, CO (51) Int. Cl. (US); Catherine Asleson Dundon, CI2N I/00 (2006.01) Englewood, CO (US); Aristos Aristidou, Highlands Ranch, CO (52) U.S. Cl. ........................................................ 435/243 (US); Jun Urano, Aurora, CO (US); Doug Lies, Parker, CO (US); Matthew Peters, Highlands Ranch, (57) ABSTRACT CO (US); Melissa Dey, Aurora, CO The present invention relates to recombinant microorganisms (US); Justas Jancauskas, comprising biosynthetic pathways and methods of using said Englewood, CO (US); Kent Evans, recombinant microorganisms to produce various beneficial Denver, CO (US); Julie Kelly, metabolites. In various aspects of the invention, the recombi Denver, CO (US); Ruth Berry, nant microorganisms may further comprise one or more Englewood, CO (US) modifications resulting in the reduction or elimination of 3 keto-acid (e.g., acetolactate and 2-aceto-2-hydroxybutyrate) (73) Assignee: GEVO, INC., Englewood, CO (US) and/or aldehyde-derived by-products. In various embodi (21) Appl.
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