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Granted Patent B2
US 12,203,116 · App. 17/715,602 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Enrichment of amino acids from biomass residuum

Inventors: Ryan Wesley Davis (San Jose, CA); Fang Liu (Pleasanton, CA)
Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
C12P13/08C12N15/81C12P13/06C12P13/20C12P13/225C12P13/24C12Y101/01001C12Y101/01086C12Y202/01006
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Patent No.
US 12,203,116
App. No.
17/715,602
Granted
Jan 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to methods of providing a biomass residuum and compositions thereof. In particular examples, the biomass residuum includes one or more high value amino acids, even after removal of mixed alcohol components. In particular, the methods include implementing pre-treatment conditions and employing fermentation conditions including modified organisms.

Claims (19)

1. A composition comprising:

a distillers' grain, a first genetically engineered organism, and a second genetically engineered organism,

wherein the first genetically engineered organism comprises an exogenous acetolactate synthase or a nucleic acid encoding the exogenous acetolactate synthase wherein the exogenous acetolactate synthase comprises a polypeptide sequence having at least 99% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 50-53; and

an exogenous 2-ketoacid decarboxylase or a nucleic acid encoding the exogenous 2-ketoacid decarboxylase wherein the exogenous 2-ketoacid decarboxylase comprises a polypeptide sequence having at least 99% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 55-58; and

the first genetically engineered organism degrades one or more carbohydrates in the distillers' grain and

the second genetically engineered organism comprises a modified alcohol dehydrogenase having increased reactivity with nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH), as compared to a wild-type alcohol dehydrogenase, wherein the modified alcohol dehydrogenase comprises a polypeptide sequence having at least 99% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1-5; or a nucleic acid encoding the modified alcohol dehydrogenase and

a modified ketol-acid reductoisomerase having increased reactivity with NADH, as compared to a wild-type ketol-acid reductoisomerase, or a nucleic acid encoding the modified ketol-acid reductoisomerase, or a nucleic acid encoding the modified ketol-acid reductoisomerase, wherein the modified ketol-acid reductoisomerase comprises a polypeptide sequence having at least 99% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 6-7; and

the second genetically engineered organism degrades one or more amino acids, proteins, or peptides in the distillers' grain;

and the composition further comprising:

about 10% total to about 25% total of valine, about 10% total to about 20% total of glutamic acid, about 5% total to about 15% total of proline, about 5% total to about 15% total of alanine, about 5% total to about 15% total of aspartic acid, about 3% total to about 10% total of tyrosine, about 3% total to about 10% total of glycine, and about 3% total to about 10% total of histidine, or a salt of any of these; all percentages being on a dry weight basis.

2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the distillers' grain is pretreated with one or more acids and/or enzymes.

3. The composition of claim 2 , wherein the distillers' grain is pretreated with an acid and with a protease.

4. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises about 20% total of valine, about 15% total of glutamic acid, about 10% total of proline, about 10% total of alanine, about 10% total of aspartic acid, about 35% total of tyrosine, about 5% total of glycine, and about 5% total of histidine, or a salt thereof.

5. The composition of claim 1 , comprising about 50% total to about 80% total of amino acids on a dry weight basis.

6. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises about 20% total of valine, about 15% total of glutamic acid, about 10% total of proline, about 10% total of alanine, about 10% total of aspartic acid, about 35% total of tyrosine, about 5% total of glycine, and about 5% total of histidine, or a salt thereof.

7. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is subjected to separating to remove lipids from the composition.

8. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises one or more of E. coli KO11, E. coli LY01, E. coli SZ110, and E. coli LY168.

9. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising a fusel alcohol.

10. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the exogenous 2-ketoacid decarboxylase comprises a polypeptide sequence being identical to any one of SEQ ID NOs: 55-58, wherein the modified alcohol dehydrogenase comprises a polypeptide sequence being identical to any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1-5, wherein the modified ketol-acid reductoisomerase comprises a polypeptide sequence being identical to any one of SEQ ID NOs: 6-7.

Continuity (4)
Division 16388385 · Apr 18, 2019
Continuation In Part 15447567 · Mar 2, 2017
Provisional Application 62303282 · Mar 3, 2016
Related Publication 20220243234A1 · Aug 4, 2022
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