Patent ID: 11920178
Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
Field: Biotechnology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 1:
2. A method for producing phloroglucinol, the method comprising:
(i) contacting, with a suitable substrate, at least one polypeptide with phloroglucinol synthase activity, wherein the at least one polypeptide is a type III polyketide synthase of a bacteria of Tsukamurella genus, wherein the suitable substrate is a malonyl-CoA; and
(ii) incubating the mixture resulting from step (i) under conditions suitable for producing phloroglucinol,
wherein said polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity with a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 4, and SEQ ID NO: 5.