Patent ID: 9562241
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: C12N,C12P,C12Y

Claim:
1. A transformed Escherichia coli having a muconate pathway that produces muconate pathway enzymes, said muconate pathway enzymes comprising a (1) beta-ketothiolase, (2) an enzyme selected from beta-ketoadipyl-CoA hydrolase and beta-ketoadipyl-CoA transferase, (3) beta-ketoadipate enol-lactone hydrolase, (4) muconolactone isomerase, (5) muconate cycloisomerase, and (6) muconate cis/trans isomerase, wherein said Escherichia coli comprises at least one exogenous nucleic acid encoding a muconate pathway enzyme obtained from bacteria, yeast, fungi, plant or mammal, and wherein the at least one exogenous nucleic acid is overexpressed resulting in increased synthesis or accumulation of a muconate.