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Genetically modified cyanobacteria for the production of ethanol, the constructs and method thereof

US6306639A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 20, 1998
Grant dateOct 23, 2001
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Expiry dateFeb 20, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E50/10
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to the genetic modification of Cyanobacteria for the production of ethanol, and more particularly, to the genetic modification of Cyanobacteria by incorporating the genetic information encoding for pyruvate decarboxylase (pdc) and alcohol dehydrogenase (adh).

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