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Sequestration of carbon dioxide with hydrogen to useful products

  • US 10,227,617 B2
  • Filed: 01/19/2017
  • Issued: 03/12/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2012
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A genetically engineered microbe modified to convert acetyl CoA, molecular hydrogen and carbon dioxide to 4-hydroxybutyrate, wherein the 4-hydroxybutyrate is produced at increased levels compared to a control microbe, wherein the microbe is a hyperthermophile, wherein the microbe is a member of the domain Archaea or a member of the domain Bacteria, and wherein the microbe comprises an exogenous polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide, wherein the polypeptide has an activity selected from 3-hydroxypropionate:

  • CoA ligase activity, 3-hydroxypropionyl-CoA dehydratase activity, acryloyl-CoA reductase activity, methylmalonyl-CoA epimerase activity, methylmalonyl-CoA mutase activity, and succinate semialdehyde reductase activity.

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