Patents Assigned to Genencor Intl., Inc.
  • Enzymes which dehydrate glycerol
    Patent number: 6803218
    Abstract: The present invention relates to improved methods and reagents for the production of 1,3-propanediol. In particular, the present invention provides novel thermophilic organisms and thermostable enzymes cable of catalyzing the fermentation of glycerol to 1,3-propanediol. The present invention also relates to methods of isolating such thermophilic organisms, methods of cloning polynucleotides that encode such enzymes, polynucleotides encoding such enzymes, and methods of using such enzymes and organisms for the production of 1,3-propanediol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: Genencor Intl., Inc.
    Inventors: Markus Seyfried, Juergen Wiegel, Gregory Whited