Production of an Organic Acid and/or Related Chemicals
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1. A method for producing 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP) comprising:
- i) combining hydrogen, a carbon source selected from carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, and a culture of microorganism cells, whereina) said microorganism cells are genetically transformed to introduce or increase one or more enzymatic activities for conversion of the carbon source to malonate semialdehyde, wherein said enzymatic activities are selected from the group consisting of phosphoglucose isomerase, inositol-1-phosphate synthase, inositol deoxy-D-gluconate isomerase, 5-dehydro-2-deoxygluconokinase, and deoxyphophogluconate aldolase; and
b1) said microorganism cells are genetically transformed to introduce or increase enzymatic activity for conversion of malonate semialdehyde to 3-HP, and/orb2) said microorganism cells are capable of producing 3-HP at a rate of at least 1 g/L/hr in the absence of genetic modification for conversion of malonate semialdehyde to 3-HP; and
ii) maintaining the combined hydrogen, carbon source, and microorganism cells for a suitable time and under conditions sufficient to produce malonate semialdehyde and convert the malonate semialdehyde to 3-HP.
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The present invention relates to methods, systems and compositions, including genetically modified microorganisms, e.g., recombinant microorganisms, adapted to utilize one or more synthesis gas components in a microbial bio-production of one or more desired biomolecules and products of commercial interest.
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1. A method for producing 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP) comprising:
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i) combining hydrogen, a carbon source selected from carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, and a culture of microorganism cells, wherein a) said microorganism cells are genetically transformed to introduce or increase one or more enzymatic activities for conversion of the carbon source to malonate semialdehyde, wherein said enzymatic activities are selected from the group consisting of phosphoglucose isomerase, inositol-1-phosphate synthase, inositol deoxy-D-gluconate isomerase, 5-dehydro-2-deoxygluconokinase, and deoxyphophogluconate aldolase; and b1) said microorganism cells are genetically transformed to introduce or increase enzymatic activity for conversion of malonate semialdehyde to 3-HP, and/or b2) said microorganism cells are capable of producing 3-HP at a rate of at least 1 g/L/hr in the absence of genetic modification for conversion of malonate semialdehyde to 3-HP; and ii) maintaining the combined hydrogen, carbon source, and microorganism cells for a suitable time and under conditions sufficient to produce malonate semialdehyde and convert the malonate semialdehyde to 3-HP. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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11. A method for producing malonate semialdehyde comprising:
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a) combining hydrogen, a carbon source selected from carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, and a culture of microorganism cells, wherein said microorganism cells comprise at least two genetic modifications to introduce or increase one or more enzymatic activities selected from the group consisting of phosphoglucose isomerase, inositol-1-phosphate synthase, inositol monophosphatase, myo-inositol dehydrogenase, myo-inosose-2-dehydratase, inositol 2-dehydrogenase, deoxy-D-gluconate isomerase, 5-dehydro-2-deoxygluconokinase, and deoxyphophogluconate aldolase; b) maintaining the combined hydrogen, carbon source, and microorganism cells for a suitable time and under conditions sufficient to convert the carbon source to malonate semialdehyde. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A genetically modified microorganism for the production of 3-HP, wherein said microorganism comprises at least one heterologous nucleic acid molecule selected from the groups of nucleic acid molecules encoding
a. phosphoglucose isomerase, inositol-1-phosphate synthase, inositol monophosphatase, myo-inositol dehydrogenase, myo-inosose-2-dehydratase, inositol 2-dehydrogenase, deoxy-D-gluconate isomerase, 5-dehydro-2-deoxygluconate kinase, 5-dehydro-2-deoxyphophogluconate aldolase; - or
b. 3-hydroxy acid dehydrogenase. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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