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US 201203 01950A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2012/0301950 A1 Baynes et al. (43) Pub. Date: Nov. 29, 2012 (54) BOLOGICAL SYNTHESIS OF Publication Classification DIFUNCTIONAL HEXANES AND PENTANES FROM CARBOHYDRATE FEEDSTOCKS (51) Int. Cl. CI2N I/2 (2006.01) (76) Inventors: Brian M. Baynes, Cambridge, MA CI2N I/19 (2006.01) (US); John Michael Geremia, (52) U.S. Cl. ................................... 435/252.3; 435/254.2 Somerville, MA (US); Shaun M. Lippow, Somerville, MA (US) (57) ABSTRACT (21) Appl. No.: 12/661,125 Provided herein are methods for the production of difunc tional alkanes in microorganisms. Also provided are enzymes (22) Filed: Mar. 11, 2010 and nucleic acids encoding Such enzymes, associated with the difunctional alkane production from carbohydrates feed Related U.S. Application Data stocks in microorganisms. The invention also provides (60) Provisional application No. 61/209,917, filed on Mar. recombinant microorganisms and metabolic pathways for the 11, 2009. production of difunctional alkanes. 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FROM CARBOHYDRATE FEEDSTOCKS 0015. In other embodiments, the microorganism also includes a nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide that catalyzes RELATED APPLICATIONS a Substrate to product conversion Such as: 0001. This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provi 0016 i) 6-amino-3-hydroxyhexanoyl-CoA to 6-amino sional Application No. 61/209,917, filed Mar. 11, 2009, hexanoyl-CoA or which application is hereby incorporated by reference in its 0017 ii) 6-aminohexanoyl-CoA to 6-aminocaproic acid. entirety. 0018. In a second aspect, the invention provides in part a recombinant microorganism producing 6-aminocaproic acid FIELD OF INVENTION from lysine, and the recombinant microorganism includes at least one nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide that catalyzes a 0002 Aspects of the invention relate to methods for the Substrate to product conversion Such as: production of difunctional alkanes in microorganisms. In par 0019 i) lysine to beta-lysine, ticular, aspects of the invention describe enzymes, and nucleic acids encoding Such enzymes, associated with the 0020 ii) beta-lysine to 3,6-diaminohexanoyl-CoA, difunctional alkane production from carbohydrates feed 0021 iii) 3,6-diaminohexanoyl-CoA to 6-aminohex-2- stocks in microorganisms. More specifically, aspects of the enoyl-CoA, invention describe recombinant microorganisms and meta 0022 iv) 6-aminohex-2-enoyl-CoA to 6-aminohex-2- bolic pathways for the production of adipic acid, aminocap enoic acid, or roic acid, hexamethylenediamine, 6-hydroxyhexanoate and 0023 v) 6-aminohex-2-enoic acid to 6-aminocaproic acid. 6-hydroxyhexanamine and 1.6-hexanediol. 5-aminopen The at least one nucleic acid molecule is generally heterolo tanol. 5-aminopentanoate, 1,5-pentanediol, glutarate and gous to the recombinant microorganism. 5-hydroxypentanoate. 0024. In another aspect, the invention provides a recom binant microorganism producing 6-aminocaproic acid from BACKGROUND lysine, the recombinant microorganism includes at least one nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide that catalyzes a Substrate 0003 Crude oil is the number one starting material for the to product conversion that includes: synthesis of key organic chemicals and polymers. As oil 0025 i) lysine to beta-lysine, becomes increasingly scarce and expensive, biological pro 0026 ii) beta-lysine to 3,6-diaminohexanoyl-CoA, cessing of renewable raw materials in the production of chemicals using live microorganisms or their purified 0027 iii) 3,6-diaminohexanoyl-CoA to 6-aminohex-2- enzymes becomes increasingly interesting. Biological pro enoyl-CoA, cessing, in particular, fermentations have been used for cen 0028 iv) 6-aminohex-2-enoyl-CoA to 6-aminohexanoyl turies to make beverages. Over the last 50 years, microorgan CoA, or isms have been used commercially to make compounds Such 0029 v) 6-aminohexanoyl-CoA to 6-aminocaproic acid. as antibiotics, vitamins, and amino acids. However, the use of 0030. In a further aspect, provided is a recombinant micro microorganisms for making industrial chemicals has been organism producing 6-aminocaproic acid from lysine, where much less widespread. It has been realized only recently that the recombinant microorganism includes at least one nucleic microorganisms may be able to provide an economical route acid encoding a polypeptide that catalyzes a Substrate to to certain compounds that are difficult or costly to make by product conversion Such as: conventional chemical means. 0031 i) lysine to beta-lysine, 0032) ii) beta-lysine to 6-aminohex-2-enoic acid, or SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 0033 iii) 6-aminohex-2-enoic acid to 6-aminocaproic acid. 0004. In one aspect, the invention provides a microorgan 0034. In certain embodiments, the at least one nucleic acid ism producing 6-aminocaproic acid from lysine, and the molecule is heterologous to the recombinant microorganism. microorganism includes at least one nucleic acid encoding a 0035. In a further aspect, provided is a recombinant micro polypeptide that catalyzes a Substrate to product conversion organism producing 6-aminocaproic acid from lysine, where Such as: the recombinant microorganism includes at least one nucleic 0005 i) lysine to beta-lysine, acid encoding a polypeptide that catalyzes a Substrate to 0006 ii) beta-lysine to 6-amino-3-oxohexanoic acid, 0007 iii) 6-amino-3-oxohexanoic acid to 6-amino-3-hy product conversion Such as: droxyhexanoic acid, 0036) i) lysine to 6-amino-2-oxohexanoic acid, 0008 iv) 6-amino-3-hydroxyhexanoic acid to 6-amino 0037 ii) 6-amino-2-oxohexanoic acid to 6-amino-2-hy hex-2-enoic acid, or droxyhexanoic acid, 0009 v) 6-aminohex-2-enoic acid to 6-aminocaproic acid. 0038 iii) 6-amino-2-hydroxyhexanoic acid to 6-amino 0010. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid molecule is hex-2-enoic acid, or heterologous to the recombinant microorganism. 0039 iv) 6-aminohex-2-enoic acid to 6-aminocaproic 0011. In other embodiments, the microorganism also acid. includes a nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide that catalyzes 0040. In certain embodiments, the recombinant microor a Substrate to product conversion Such as: ganism also includes at least one nucleic acid encoding a 0012 i) 6-amino-3-hydroxyhexanoic acid to 6-amino-3- polypeptide that catalyzes a Substrate to product conversion hydroxyhexanoyl-CoA, Such as: 0013 ii) 6-amino-3-hydroxyhexanoyl-CoA to 6-amino 0041 i) 6-amino-2-hydroxyhexanoic to 6-amino-2-hy hex-2-enoyl-CoA, or droxyhexanoyl-CoA, or US 2012/030 1950 A1 Nov. 29, 2012 0042 ii) 6-amino-2-hydroxyhexanoyl-CoA to 6-amino 0072 vi) 6-amino-2-hydroxyhexanoyl-CoA to 6-amino hex-2-enoyl-CoA. hex-2-enoyl-CoA, 0043. In certain embodiments, the recombinant microor 0073 vii) 6-aminohex-2-enoyl-CoA to 6-aminohexanoyl ganism also includes at least one nucleic acid encoding a CoA, or polypeptide that catalyzes a Substrate to product conversion 0074 viii) 6-aminohexanoyl-CoA to 6-aminocaproic Such as: acid. 0044) i) 6-amino-2-hydroxyhexanoic to 6-amino-2-hy 0075. In another aspect, provided is a recombinant micro droxyhexanoyl-CoA, organism producing 6-aminocaproic acid from L-2,3-dihy 0045 ii) 6-amino-2-hydroxyhexanoyl-CoA to 6-amino drodipicolinate, the recombinant microorganism includes at hexanoyl-CoA, or least one nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide that catalyzes a 0046 iii) 6-aminohexanoyl-CoA to 6-aminocaproic acid. Substrate to product conversion Such as: 0047. In another aspect, the invention provides a recom (0076) i) L-2,3-dihydrodipicolinate to A'-piperideine-2,6- binant microorganism producing 6-aminocaproic acid from dicarboxylate, L-2,3-dihydrodipicolinate, and the recombinant microorgan 10077 ii) A'-piperideine-2,6-dicarboxylate to A'-piperi ism includes at least one nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide deine-2-carboxylate, that catalyzes a substrate to product conversion Such as: I0048 i) L-2,3-dihydrodipicolinate to A'-piperideine-2,6- I0078 iii) A'-piperideine-2-carboxylate to 6-amino-2- dicarboxylate, oxohexanoic acid, I0049) ii) A'-piperideine-2,6-dicarboxylate to A'-piperi 0079 iv) 6-amino-2-oxohexanoic acid to 6-amino-2-hy deine-2-carboxylate, droxyhexanoic acid, I0050) iii) A'-piperideine-2-carboxylate to L-pipecolate, 0080 v) 6-amino-2-hydroxyhexanoic acid to 6-amino-2- 0051 iv) L-pipecolate to 6-amino-2-oxohexanoic acid, hydroxyhexanoyl-CoA, 0052 v) 6-amino-2-oxohexanoic acid to 6-amino-2-hy I0081 vi) 6-amino-2-hydroxyhexanoyl-CoA to 6-amino droxyhexanoic acid, hex-2-enoyl-CoA, 0053 vi) 6-amino-2-hydroxyhexanoic acid to 6-amino I0082 vii) 6-amino-hex-2-enoyl-CoA to 6-amino-hex-2- hex-2-enoic acid, or enoic acid, or 0054 vii) 6-aminohex-2-enoic acid to 6-aminocaproic I0083 viii) 6-amino-hex-2-enoic acid to 6-aminocaproic acid.