Methods of using ketoreductase polypeptides for reduction of acetophenones
Granted: December 27, 2016
Patent Number:
9528131
The present disclosure provides engineered ketoreductase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type ketoreductase enzyme. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, host cells capable of expressing the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, and methods of using the engineered ketoreductase enzymes to synthesize a variety of chiral compounds.
Fungal strains
Granted: December 27, 2016
Patent Number:
9528098
The present invention provides improved fungal strains. In some embodiments, the improved fungal strains find use in hydrolyzing cellulosic material to glucose.
Biocatalysts and methods for the synthesis of armodafinil
Granted: December 27, 2016
Patent Number:
9528095
The present invention relates to non-naturally occurring polypeptides useful for preparing armodafinil, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and methods of using the polypeptides. The non-naturally occurring polypeptides of the present invention are effective in carrying out biocatalytic conversion of the (i) 2-(benzhydrylsulfinyl)acetamide to (?)-2-[(R)-(diphenylmethyl)sulfinyl]acetamide (armodafinil), or (ii) benzhydryl-thioacetic acid to (R)-2-(benzhydrylsulfinyl)acetic acid,…
Modified native beta-ketoacyl-ACP synthases and engineered microorganisms
Granted: December 6, 2016
Patent Number:
9512447
Genetically engineered cells and microorganisms are provided that produce fatty alcohols and fatty acids. In particular, engineered microbial cells comprise a modified native gene having ?-ketoacyl-acp synthase activity.
Endoglucanase variants
Granted: December 6, 2016
Patent Number:
9512416
The present invention relates to variant endoglucanases having improved thermoactivity, improved thermostability, and improved viscosity reduction activity over wild-type M. thermophila endoglucanase.
Engineered transaminase polypeptides
Granted: December 6, 2016
Patent Number:
9512410
The present disclosure provides engineered transaminase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type transaminase enzyme. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the engineered transaminase enzymes, host cells capable of expressing the engineered transaminase enzymes, and methods of using the engineered transaminase enzymes to synthesize a variety of chiral compounds.
Glucose and xylose co-utilization in
Granted: November 29, 2016
Patent Number:
9506087
The present invention provides host cells having improved sugar utilization or co-utilization, methods of producing host cells having improved sugar utilization or co-utilization, and methods of using host cells having improved sugar utilization or co-utilization. The present invention provides E. coli strains that co-utilize glucose and xylose in the presence of glucose and xylose, wherein the cell produces the product.
Use of glycohydrolase 61 protein variants with improved thermostability for processing cellulose
Granted: November 15, 2016
Patent Number:
9493802
The invention provides recombinant GH61 proteins obtained from Myceliophtora thermophila, and nucleic acids that encode such proteins. The invention also provides protein fractions isolated from M. thermophila supernatant that have GH61 protein activity. These preparations can be used to increase yield of products from reactions in which a cellulose-containing substrate undergoes saccharification by one or more cellulase enzymes, such as endoglucanase, ?-glucosidase, or…
Engineered imine reductases and methods for the reductive amination of ketone and amine compounds
Granted: November 8, 2016
Patent Number:
9487760
The present disclosure provides engineered polypeptides having imine reductase activity, polynucleotides encoding the engineered imine reductases, host cells capable of expressing the engineered imine reductases, and methods of using these engineered polypeptides with a range of ketone and amine substrate compounds to prepare secondary and tertiary amine product compounds.
Fungal beta-xylosidase variants
Granted: October 25, 2016
Patent Number:
9476077
The present invention provides fungal xylanase and/or beta-xylosidase enzymes suitable for use in saccharification reactions. The present application further provides genetically modified fungal organisms that produce xylanase and/or beta-xylosidases, as well as enzyme mixtures exhibiting enhanced hydrolysis of cellulosic material to fermentable sugars, enzyme mixtures produced by the genetically modified fungal organisms, and methods for producing fermentable sugars from cellulose using…
Ketoreductase polypeptides for the production of azetidinone
Granted: October 25, 2016
Patent Number:
9476034
The present disclosure provides engineered ketoreductase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type ketoreductase enzyme. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, host cells capable of expressing the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, and methods of using the engineered ketoreductase enzymes to synthesize a variety of chiral compounds.
Variant endoglucanases and related polynucleotides
Granted: October 11, 2016
Patent Number:
9464278
The invention provides variants of the Clostridium thermocellum endoglucanase (CelG) that have improved endoglucanase activity compared to the wild type enzyme. Also provided are related polynucleotides, compositions, vectors, host cells, and methods of use.
Production of saturated fatty alcohols from engineered microorganisms
Granted: September 20, 2016
Patent Number:
9447436
Recombinant bacterial microorganisms are provided which comprise heterologous fatty acyl reductases (“FAR”) polypeptides wherein said microorganisms have been engineered to produce increased amounts of saturated fatty alcohols and methods of making saturated fatty alcohols using the recombinant bacterial microorganisms.
Transaminase reactions
Granted: September 6, 2016
Patent Number:
9434968
The present disclosure relates to methods of using transaminase polypeptides in the synthesis of chiral amines from prochiral ketones.
Fungal proteases
Granted: September 6, 2016
Patent Number:
9434919
The present invention provides fungal proteases and improved fungal strains that are deficient in protease production.
Synthesis of prazole compounds
Granted: August 23, 2016
Patent Number:
9422534
The present disclosure relates to non-naturally occurring monooxygenase polypeptides useful for preparing prazole compounds, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and methods of using the polypeptides.
Biocatalysts for the preparation of hydroxy substituted carbamates
Granted: August 23, 2016
Patent Number:
9422531
The present disclosure relates to engineered ketoreductase polypeptides for the preparation of hydroxyl substituted carbamate compounds, and polynucleotides, vectors, host cells, and methods of making and using the ketoreductase polypeptides.
Ketoreductase polypeptides
Granted: August 23, 2016
Patent Number:
9422530
The present disclosure provides engineered ketoreductase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type ketoreductase enzyme including the capability of reducing 5-((4S)-2-oxo-4-phenyl (1,3-oxazolidin-3-yl))-1-(4-fluorophenyl) pentane-1,5-dione to (4S)-3-[(5S)-5-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-hydroxypentanoyl]-4-phenyl-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, host cells capable of expressing the…
Ketoreductase-mediated stereoselective route to alpha chloroalcohols
Granted: August 2, 2016
Patent Number:
9404092
The present disclosure relates to engineered ketoreductase polypeptides and uses thereof for the preparation of ?-chloroalcohols from ?-chloroketones. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the engineered ketoreductase polypeptides and host cells capable of expressing the engineered ketoreductase polypeptides.
Lov-D acyltransferase mediated acylation
Granted: July 26, 2016
Patent Number:
9399785
Methods for the improved acylation of chemical substrates using LovD acyltransferases, thioesters having acyl groups, and (i) thiol scavengers and/or (ii) precipitating agents are presented. An improved method for the production of simvastatin using (i) activated charcoal as a thiol scavenger and/or (ii) ammonium hydroxide as a precipitating agent is also presented.
