Ethanol production in microorganisms
US9163264B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 11, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E50/10
- 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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