Biotechnological 2-hydroxyisobutyric acid production

摘要

The present invention relates to a knallgas bacterium or acetogenic bacterium expressing a 2-hydroxyisobutyryl-coenzyme A mutase, a method for the production of 2-hydroxyisobutyric acid, comprising contacting in an aqueous medium the knallgas bacterium or acetogenic with a gas mixture comprising hydrogen and carbon dioxide and the use of the knallgas bacterium or acetogenic bacterium for the production of 2-hydroxyisobutyric acid.