Patent ID: 9587256
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: C12N,C12P,C12Y,Y02P

Claim:
1. A genetically engineered microbe modified to convert acetyl CoA, molecular hydrogen, and carbon dioxide to 3-hydroxypropionate, wherein the 3-hydroxypropionate is produced at an increased level compared to a control microbe, wherein the microbe is a hyperthermophile, wherein the microbe is a member of the domain Archaea or a member of the domain Bacteria, and wherein the microbe comprises an exogenous coding region encoding a polypeptide, wherein the polypeptide has an activity selected from acetyl/propionyl-CoA carboxylase activity, malonyl/succinyl-CoA reductase activity, and malonate semialdehyde reductase activity.