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Cyanobacteria having improved photosynthetic activity

US9914907B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Lumen Bioscience, Inc. · US

Inventors

James Roberts · Seattle, US
Michael Carleton · Princeton, US
Damian Carrieri · Denver, US
Jason W. Hickman · Seattle, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 10, 2014
Grant date	Mar 13, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 10, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E50/10
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

This disclosure describes modified photosynthetic microorganisms, including Cyanobacteria, that have a reduced amount of a light harvesting protein (LHP) and contain one or more introduced or overexpressed polynucleotides encoding one or more enzymes associated with lipid biosynthesis, and which are capable of producing increased amounts of fatty acids and/or synthesizing triglycerides.

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