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US 7,718,417 · App. 11/752,933 · Granted May 18, 2010

Production of isoprenoids

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Patent No.
US 7,718,417
App. No.
11/752,933
Granted
May 18, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention provides a biological method of producing isoprenoids.

Claims (7)

1. A recombinant yeast comprising one or more heterologous nucleic acid molecules encoding:

a. an enzyme that converts pyruvate and D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate to 1-deoxyxylose 5-phosphate; and,

b. an enzyme that converts 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate to 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate;

wherein, each of the encoded enzymes is a bacterial enzyme.

2. The yeast of claim 1 wherein the one or more heterologous nucleic acid molecules are on one or more plasmids.

3. The yeast of claim 1 wherein the one or more heterologous nucleic acid molecules are integrated into a chromosome.

4. The yeast of claim 1 wherein the one or more heterologous nucleic acid molecules are under inducible control.

Assignments (10)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 28, 2019
From: STEGODON CORPORATION
To: AMYRIS, INC.
Reel/Frame 050206/0606 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 16, 2019
From: AMYRIS, INC.
To: NAXYRIS S.A.
Reel/Frame 050081/0106 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2016
From: HERCULES CAPITAL INC.
To: STEGODON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 039048/0251 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 3, 2016
From: AMYRIS, INC.
To: HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH CAPITAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 038878/0381 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2014
From: MAXWELL (MAURITIUS) PTE LTD
To: AMYRIS, INC.
Reel/Frame 032578/0357 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 28, 2014
From: TOTAL ENERGIES NOUVELLES ACTIVITES USA, SAS (F/K/A TOTAL GAS & POWER USA, SAS)
To: AMYRIS, INC.
Reel/Frame 032554/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2014
From: TOTAL ENERGIES NOUVELLES ACTIVITIES USA, SAS (F/K/A TOTAL GAS & POWER USA, SAS)
To: AMYRIS, INC.
Reel/Frame 032551/0828 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 8, 2013
From: AMYRIS, INC.
To: TOTAL ENERGIES NOUVELLES ACTIVITES USA
Reel/Frame 031607/0314 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 23, 2013
From: AMYRIS, INC.
To: MAXWELL (MAURITIUS) PTE LTD
Reel/Frame 031478/0933 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 9, 2013
From: AMYRIS, INC.
To: TOTAL GAS & POWER USA, SAS
Reel/Frame 030389/0261 →