skip
Register now to access latest content
Already registered? LOGIN.
Browse By Subject:
Browse By Content Type:
MOST VIEWED PATENTS
Most viewed list for the last 7 days is currently unavailable.
Process for cell-free production of chemicals
Published online: Jul 30, 2010
| Geographical region | Europe |
|---|---|
| Subject | Production of organic compounds |
| Published date | Jul 7, 2010 |
| Title | Process for cell-free production of chemicals |
| Patent Application Number | EP2204453 A1 |
| Assignee | Sued-Chemie AG, Germany |
| Relevance | Process for producing organic compounds from carbon sources using an enzymatic pathway. |
| Type of claims | Publication |
| Overview | This patent discloses an enzymatic process for producing organic compounds such as ethanol, butanol, isobutanol, etc., from carbon sources using cell free enzyme subsystem. The process involves converting glucose to pyruvate as an intermediate product, wherein no net production of ATP occurs. Advantageously, the process enables improved yield, maximum catalystic efficiency and simplified product purification. The process comprises, A) producing enzymes for the conversion of a carbon source into a chemical including target organic compound using microbial cells, B) releasing target enzymes from the microbial cells used in step (A), that are combined with the release of cofactors and with inactivation of non-target enzyme activities, C) bringing the target enzymes of step (B) in contact with the carbon source under conditions suitable for the conversion of the carbon source into the target chemical and D) separating the target chemicals from the reaction mixture. |
| Related patent documents |
US Patent publications
Not Listed Foreign patent publicationsWO2008052596 - Process for the biological production of n-butanol with high yield (2008)
|
| Patent Document | Full Patent Document [external link] |
This article has not been tagged with keywords. Be the first to tag this article.
Comment on this article
Please register and login to comment on our features, news and patent summaries.
This article has not been commented on. Be the first to comment on this article.