Patent ID: 9150889
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: C12N,C12P,C12Y,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A recombinant microorganism capable of using H 2 or formate for reduction of CO 2 and wherein the microorganism produces an alcohol selected from the group consisting of 1-propanol, isobutanol, 1-butanol, 2-methyl 1-butanol, 3-methyl 1-butanol and 2-phenylethanol from CO 2 as the carbon source, wherein the alcohol is produced from a metabolite comprising a 2-keto acid and wherein the microorganism comprises expression of a heterologous or overexpression of an endogenous carbon-fixation enzyme and heterologous or overexpression of a hydrogenase and/or formate dehydrogenase such that the microorganism can utilize H 2 and/or formate as a reducing metabolite.