Inventors:
Richard W. Armentrout - Cincinnati OH
Ronald D. Brown - Cincinnati OH
Assignee:
University of Cincinnati - Cincinnati OH
International Classification:
C12N 120, C12N 1500, C12N 938, C12N 942, C12N 100, C12N 900, C12P 706, C12P 710, C12P 2100, C12R 1185, C07H 2104
Abstract:
A biologically engineered plasmid coding for the production of. beta. -glucosidase. The plasmid can be incorporated into various microorganisms to enable the microorganism to digest cellobiose, which is produced from cellulose by an endo- or exocellular cellulase. One particular application is the incorporation of this plasmid into a microorganism which produces ethanol. Preferably, this ethanol producing microorganism is also ethanol tolerant.