Bonnie D Mcavoy

US Patent:

20190062757, Feb 28, 2019

Filed:

Nov 9, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/774731

Inventors:

- Lowell MA, US
Christopher J. Marx - Lowell MA, US
Max A. Wall - Lowell MA, US
Daniel R. Smith - Lowell MA, US
Catherine J. Pujol-Baxley - Lowell MA, US
Bonnie D. McAvoy - Lowell MA, US

Assignee:

KnipBio, Inc. - Lowell MA

International Classification:

C12N 15/52
C12P 13/00
A23K 10/12
A23K 20/142
A23K 50/80
A23L 33/175

Abstract:

Non-naturally occurring microorganisms are provided that produce taurine and/or taurine precursors, e.g., hypotaurine, sulfoacetaldehyde, or cysteate, utilizing exogenously added enzyme activities. Methods of producing taurine and/or taurine precursors in microbial cultures, and feed and nutritional supplement compositions that include taurine and/or taurine precursors produced in the microbial cultures, such as taurine- and/or taurine precursor-containing biomass, are also provided.