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Green sulfur bacteria variant and bacteriochlorophyll

US9586971B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 12, 2013
Grant dateMar 7, 2017
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Expiry dateFeb 20, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P20/52
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Provided is a strain permitting genetic engineering of green sulfur bacteria that synthesize bacteriochlorophyll e; isolated green sulfur bacterium Chlorobaculum limnaeum strain RK-j-1 with accession number NITE BP-1202; isolated transformed Chlorobaculum limnaeum strain obtained by transformation of strain RK-j-1, preferably Chlorobaculum limnaeum dbchU strain with accession number NITE BP-1203 wherein bchU gene is disrupted; a production method of bacteriochlorophyll f containing a step of cultivating Chlorobaculum limnaeum strain dbchU; and bacteriochlorophyll f obtained by the aforementioned production method.

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