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Ethanol production in microorganisms

US8216816B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

JOULE UNILIMITED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · US

Inventors

Brian D. Green · Cambridge, US
Nikos Basil Reppas · Brookline, US
Dan E. Robertson · San Diego, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 23, 2011
Grant date	Jul 10, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 23, 2031

Classification

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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