Abstract: The present invention relates to a recombinant yeast cell comprising a gene encoding a protein exhibiting lactyl-CoA synthase activity and a gene encoding a protein exhibiting lactyl-CoA polymerase activity, said recombinant cell having the ability of producing polylactic acid (PLA), and the uses thereof.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 15, 2016
Date of Patent:
July 21, 2020
Assignees:
CARBIOS, INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE POUR L'AGRICULTURE, A'ALIMENTATION ET L'ENVIRONNEMENT, INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES APPLIQUEES, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
Inventors:
Simon Dusseaux, Sophie Lajus, Vinciane Borsenberger, Jonathan Verbeke, Florence Bordes, Alain Marty, Jean-Marc Nicaud, Athanasios Beopoulos