Ethanol production in microorganisms
US8048666B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 22, 2011 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E50/30
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to methods and compositions for engineering photoautotrophic organisms to convert carbon dioxide and light into fatty acid esters and other molecules, including biofuels. The molecules are then secreted by the organism into a growth medium.
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