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Modified photosynthetic microorganisms for producing triglycerides

US8394621B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Matrix Genetics, LLC · US

Inventors

James Roberts · Seattle, US
Fred Cross · Seattle, US
Paul Warrener · Seattle, US
Ernesto Javier Munoz · Seattle, US
Martin Henry Lee · Seattle, US
Khadidja Romari · Seattle, US
Kimberly Marie Kotovic · Seattle, US
Jason W. Hickman · Seattle, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 23, 2009
Grant date	Mar 12, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 23, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12P7/6463
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

This disclosure describes genetically modified photosynthetic microorganisms, including Cyanobacteria, that contain one or more exogenous genes encoding a diacylglycerol acyltransferase, a phosphatidate phosphatase, and/or an acetyl-CoA carboxylase, and which are capable of producing increased amounts of fatty acids and/or synthesizing triglycerides.

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