RECOMBINANT CELL AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR ISOPRENE

摘要

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a series of technologies capable of producing isoprene from a synthesis gas, etc. Provided is a recombinant cell capable of producing isoprene from at least one C1 compound, wherein: a nucleic acid that codes an isoprene synthase has been introduced to a host cell having the ability to synthesize isopentenyl diphosphate by using a non-mevalonate pathway; the nucleic acid is expressed inside the host cell; and said C1 compound is selected from a group comprising carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, formic acid, and methanol. The host cell is exemplified by a Clostridium cell or a Moorella cell. Also provided is a production method for isoprene using this recombinant cell.