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Ethanol production in microorganisms

US8465954B2 · 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	Feb 23, 2012
Grant date	Jun 18, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 23, 2032

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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