Abstract: The present invention is related to a microorganism for the production of methionine, wherein said microorganism is modified to enhance the transhydrogenase activity of PntAB. In a preferred aspect of the invention, the activity of the transhydrogenase UdhA is attenuated in said microorganisms. The invention also related to a method for producing methionine by fermentation.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a modified microorganism for the biological preparation of an hydroxy acid of formula (I) wherein the microorganism comprises a two-step metabolic pathway for the production of the said hydroxy acid from a hydroxy keto-acid of formula (II) through an intermediate hydroxy-aldehyde of formula (III), wherein EA1 is an enzyme having a 2-keto-acid decarboxylase activity, and EA2 is an enzyme having hydroxy aldehyde dehydrogenase activity. The invention also concerns a method for the fermentative production of a hydroxy acid.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the production of methionine using modified strains with attenuated transformation of threonine. This can be achieved by reducing threonine transformation into glycine, and/or by reducing its transformation to ?-ketobutyrate. The invention also concerns the modified strains with attenuated transformation of threonine.

Abstract: The invention relates to optimised micro-organism strains for the biotransformation production of molecules having NADPH-consuming biosynthetic pathways. The inventive strains can be used in NADPH-consuming biotransformation methods. Said strains are characterized in that one or more NADPH-oxidizing activities are limited.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a new method for the biological preparation of a diol comprising culturing a microorganism genetically modified for the bioproduction of an aliphatic diol, wherein the microorganism comprises a metabolic pathway for the decarboxylation of a hydroxy-2-keto-aliphatic acid metabolite with an enzyme having a 2-keto acid decarboxylase activity, the product obtained from said decarboxylation step being further reduced into the corresponding aliphatic diol, and wherein the microorganism is genetically modified for the improved production of said hydroxy-2-keto-aliphatic acid metabolite. The invention also concerns a modified microorganism for the production of an aliphatic diol.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a new method for the biological preparation of 2-hydroxy-isobutyrate (2-HIBA), including a fermentation method with microorganisms modified to favour production of 2-HIBA from renewable resources. The invention also concerns the modified microorganisms used in such fermentation method.

Abstract: The invention relates to optimised micro-organism strains for the biotransformation production of molecules having NADPH-consuming biosynthetic pathways. The inventive strains can be used in NADPH-consuming biotransformation methods. Said strains are characterised in that one or more NADPH-oxidising activities are limited.