Production of fusel lactates via biocatalysis
| Patent Number: | 11725220 |
| Issued: | 8/15/2023 |
| Official Filing: | View the Complete Patent |
| Abstract: | Microbial enzymes are used for esterification of biomass-derived substrates for production of industrially valuable esters. E. coli was used as an efficient platform for recombinant synthesis of fusel lactates such as the green solvent ethyl lactate. |
| Filed: | 8/26/2020 |
| Government Interests: | STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |