ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,635, issued on Dec. 16.
"Means and methods for producing isobutene from acetyl-CoA" was invented by Romain Chayot (Paris), Maria Anissimova (Nozay, France), Florence Martin (Aix les Bains, France), Florent Collas (Aachen, Germany) and Osama Mahmoud (Duesseldorf, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described is a recombinant organism or microorganism which is capable of enzymatically converting acetyl-CoA into isobutene, (A) wherein in said organism or microorganism: (i) acetyl-CoA is enzymatically converted into acetoacetyl-CoA, (ii) acetoacetyl-CoA is enzymatically converted into 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA, (iii) 3-hydroxy-3-...