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Functionalized fullerenes as a biomass stimulant and a life extension agent

US9399756B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

University of Florida Research Foundation, INC. · US

Inventors

Jie Gao · Oak Ridge, US
Vijay Krishna · Gainesville, US
Wei Bai · Hohhot, CN
Benjamin L. Koopman · Gainesville, US
Brij M. Moudgil · Ontario, US
Paul Anthony Indeglia · Newark, US
Kevin Michael Folta · Gainesville, US
Angelina Tsenova Georgieva · Gainesville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 7, 2011
Grant date	Jul 26, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 16, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB82Y5/00
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Methods of stimulating an increase in biomass by stimulating the growth, lifespan and/or reproduction of organisms such as fungi, algae, plants, and other aquatic organisms are provided by applying an effective amount of functionalized fullerenes. For example, polyhydroxy fullerenes are effective at low levels of promoting the increase in biomass.

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