Methods, reagents and cells for biosynthesizing compounds
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Current Assignee / Owner
- INVISTA TEXTILES (U K) LTD
- Publication Date
- 2017-05-31
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications
[0002] This application claims the benefit of US Application Nos. 62 / 012,674 and 62 / 012,735, both filed June 16, 2014, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. technical field
[0003] The present invention relates to a method for masking a carbon chain aliphatic backbone functionalized with a terminal carboxyl group in a recombinant host using a polypeptide having fatty acid O-methyltransferase activity. The present invention also relates to a method for biosynthesizing 2,3-dehydroadipyl CoA methyl ester in a host using one or more of: (i) a polypeptide having fatty acid O-methyltransferase activity, (ii) a polypeptide having Polypeptides with thioesterase activity or CoA transferase activity, or (iii) polypeptides having CoA ligase activity, and recombinant host cells expressing one or more such exogenous enzymes. The present invention also relates to the conversion of 2,3-dehydroadipy...