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US 12,577,592 · App. 17/908,059 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Genetically modified microorganism for producing 3-hydroxyhexanedioic acid and/or (e)-hex-2-enedioic acid and production method for said chemicals

Inventors: Kyohei Isobe (Kamakura, JP); Kenji Kawamura (Kamakura, JP); Katsushige Yamada (Kamakura, JP)
Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
C12P7/42C12N9/0006C12N15/01C12N15/63C12R2001/185C12R2001/425
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Patent No.
US 12,577,592
App. No.
17/908,059
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A genetically modified microorganism that can produce 3-hydroxyadipic acid and/or α-hydromuconic acid with a high yield; and a method of producing 3-hydroxyadipic acid and/or α-hydromuconic acid using the genetically modified microorganism, are disclosed. The genetically modified microorganism has an ability to produce 3-hydroxyadipic acid and/or α-hydromuconic acid, and has an enhanced enzymatic activity to catalyze a reaction to reduce 3-oxoadipyl-CoA to 3-hydroxyadipyl-CoA, wherein, in the genetically modified microorganism, a dicarboxylic acid excretion carrier function is deleted or decreased.

Claims (8)

1 . A genetically modified microorganism having an ability to produce 3-hydroxyadipic acid and/or α-hydromuconic acid, and having an enhanced enzymatic activity to catalyze a reaction to reduce 3-oxoadipyl-CoA to 3-hydroxyadipyl-CoA, wherein, in the genetically modified microorganism, a dicarboxylic acid excretion carrier function is deleted or decreased.

2 . The genetically modified microorganism according to claim 1 , wherein the deletion or decrease of the dicarboxylic acid excretion carrier function is caused by the deletion or decrease of the function of YjjP or a homolog thereof and/or YjjB or a homolog thereof.

3 . The genetically modified microorganism according to claim 2 , wherein a yjjP gene or a homolog gene thereof and/or a yjjB gene or a homolog gene thereof is/are destroyed or deleted.

4 . The genetically modified microorganism according to claim 1 , wherein the deletion or decrease of the dicarboxylic acid excretion carrier function is caused by the deletion or decrease of the function of YeeA or a homolog thereof and/or YnfM or a homolog thereof.

5 . The genetically modified microorganism according to claim 4 , wherein a yeeA gene or a homolog gene thereof and/or a ynfM gene or a homolog gene thereof is/are destroyed or deleted.

6 . The genetically modified microorganism according to claim 1 , wherein the microorganism belongs to the genus Escherichia or Serratia.

7 . The genetically modified microorganism according to claim 1 , wherein, in the genetically modified microorganism, a gene encoding an enzyme that catalyzes a reaction to reduce 3-oxoadipyl-CoA to 3-hydroxyadipyl-CoA is introduced.

8 . A method of producing 3-hydroxyadipic acid and/or α-hydromuconic acid, comprising culturing the genetically modified microorganism according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2022
From: ISOBE, KYOHEI; KAWAMURA, KENJI; YAMADA, KATSUSHIGE
To: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 060950/0763 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-047328 · Mar 18, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230101086A1 · Mar 30, 2023
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