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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20130122558 | MUTANT DELTA-5 DESATURASES AND THEIR USE IN MAKING POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS The present invention relates to mutant Δ5 desaturases, which have the ability to convert dihomo-γ-linolenic acid [DGLA; 20:3 ω-6] to arachidonic acid [ARA; 20:4 ω-6] and/or eicosatetraenoic acid [ETA; 20:4 ω-3] to eicosapentaenoic acid [EPA; 20:5 ω-3] and which p... | 05/16/2013 |
| 20130122562 | PRODUCTION OF ISOPRENE, ISOPRENOID PRECURSORS, AND ISOPRENOIDS USING ACETOACETYL-COA SYNTHASE This invention relates to a recombinant microorganism capable of producing isoprene and isoprene production with the use of such recombinant microorganism with good efficiency. In this invention, the acetoacetyl-CoA synthase gene encoding an enzyme capable of synthesizi... | 05/16/2013 |
| 20130115702 | TRANSGENIC PHOTOSYNTHETIC MICROORGANISMS Provided herein is a transgenic bacteria engineered to accumulate carbohydrates, for example disaccharides. Also provided is a photobioreactor for cultivating photosynthetic microorganisms comprising a non-gelatinous, solid cultivation support suitable for providing nut... | 05/09/2013 |
| 20130116462 | METHOD TO PRODUCE ACETYLDIACYLGLYCEROLS (AC-TAGS) BY EXPRESSION OF AN ACETYLTRANSFERASE GENE ISOLATED FROM EUONYMUS ALATUS (BURNING BUSH) The present invention relates to novel diacylglycerol acyltransferase genes and proteins, and methods of their use. In particular, the invention describes genes encoding proteins having diacylglycerol acetyltransferase activity, specifically for transferring an acetyl g... | 05/09/2013 |
| 20130109098 | BIOSECURE GENETICALLY MODIFIED ALGAE Biosecure algae and methods for preparing biosecure algae that have a substantially decreased capability to survive in a natural environment are described. The methods include transforming a genetically modified alga to include an essential gene that is operably linked ... | 05/02/2013 |
| 20130102040 | USE OF ENDOGENOUS PROMOTERS IN GENETIC ENGINEERING OF NANNOCHLOROPSIS GADITANA The present disclosure is directed to novel polynucleotide sequences for use in Nannochloropsis gaditana. The novel polynucleotide sequences include control sequences and coding sequences. Also disclosed are novel gene expression constructs wherein N. gaditana... | 04/25/2013 |
| 20130097733 | Acyltransferases and Uses Thereof in Fatty Acid Production The present invention relates to the recombinant manufacture of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Specifically, it relates to acyltransferase polypeptides, polynucleotides encoding said acyltransferases as well as vectors, host cells, non-human transgenic organisms containin... | 04/18/2013 |
| 20130089906 | UTILIZATION OF PHOSPHOKETOLASE IN THE PRODUCTION OF MEVALONATE, ISOPRENOID PRECURSORS, AND ISOPRENE The invention provides for methods for the production of mevalonate, isoprene, isoprenoid precursor molecules, and/or isoprenoids in cells via the heterologous expression of phosphoketolase enzymes.... | 04/11/2013 |
| 20130089916 | Nucleic Acids Useful in the Manufacture of Oil Novel gene sequences from microalgae are disclosed, as well as novel gene sequences useful in the manufacture of triglyceride oils. Also disclosed are sequences and vectors that allow microalgae to be cultivated on sugar cane and sugar beets as a feedstock. In some embo... | 04/11/2013 |
| 20130085110 | RECOMBINANT FACTOR VIII HAVING INCREASED STABILITY The present invention relates to a recombinant factor VIII that includes one or more mutations that result in enhanced stability of both factor VIII and factor VIIIa. Methods of making and using the recombinant factor VIII, and pharmaceutical compositions containing the... | 04/04/2013 |
| 20130078686 | PRODUCTION AND SECRETION OF FATTY ACIDS AND FATTY ACID DERIVATIVES The invention relates to acyl-CoA-independent methods of producing fatty alcohols in recombinant host cells engineered to express an alcohol-forming acyl-ACP reductase. The recombinant host cells may be photosynthetic microorganisms, such as cyanobacteria. Isolated nucl... | 03/28/2013 |
| 20130078709 | Nucleic Acids Useful in the Manufacture of Oil Novel gene sequences from microalgae are disclosed, as well as novel gene sequences useful in the manufacture of triglyceride oils. Also disclosed are sequences and vectors that allow microalgae to be cultivated on sugar cane and sugar beets as a feedstock. In some embo... | 03/28/2013 |
| 20130078678 | Protozoan Glycosidases and Related Methods Nucleic acids encoding glycosidases useful for the hydrolysis of cellulose and hemicellulose obtained from ciliates residing in a bovine rumen are provided. Also provided recombinant nucleic acids encoding the glycosidases, transformed cells comprising the same and rela... | 03/28/2013 |
| 20130071895 | L-LACTATE PRODUCTION IN CYANOBACTERIA A process of producing L-lactate as defined herein by feeding carbon dioxide to a culture of a cyanobacterial cell and subjecting said culture to light, wherein said cell is capable of expressing a nucleic acid molecule, wherein the expression of said nucleic acid molec... | 03/21/2013 |
| 20130065314 | ALGAL TRANSFORMATION SYSTEMS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS One aspect of the invention relates to a method for introducing a cargo molecule into an algal cell, the method comprising preparing a composition comprising the cargo molecule and a cell penetrating peptide (CPP) and exposing the algal cell to the composition. The meth... | 03/14/2013 |
| 20130065312 | METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR GENERATING PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH RESISTANT ALGAL CELLS The present invention provides transgenic algal cells resistant to programmed cell death (PCD) and methods and compositions useful in generating such cells. Specifically, the invention utilizes expression of one or more mammalian anti-apoptotic genes in algal cells to p... | 03/14/2013 |
| 20130056683 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PROMOTING FATTY ACID PRODUCTION IN PLANTS The invention relates to methods and products for producing fatty acids by manipulating metabolic function in plants and fungus. The fatty acids generated according to the invention may be useful in the production of biofuels.... | 03/07/2013 |
| 20130059350 | CONSTRUCTS AND METHODS FOR INCREASING YIELD OF FATTY ALCOHOLS IN CYANOBACTERIA A construct containing a gene operably linked to a promoter having activity in cyanobacteria, and vector and cyanobacterium comprising such construct for increasing the yield of fatty alcohols in cyanobacterium is provided.... | 03/07/2013 |
| 20130052700 | BIOCATALYTIC OXIDATION PROCESS WITH ALKL GENE PRODUCT The invention provides a biocatalytic process for oxidation of organic compounds with the aid of an alkL gene product, and microorganisms used in this process.... | 02/28/2013 |
| 20130045891 | ISOPRENE SYNTHASE VARIANTS FOR IMPROVED PRODUCTION OF ISOPRENE The present invention provides methods and compositions comprising at least one isoprene synthase enzyme with improved specific productivity. In particular, the present invention provides variant plant isoprene synthases for increased isoprene production in host cells.... | 02/21/2013 |
| 20130045323 | METHODS OF INCREASING PROTEIN, OIL, AND/OR AMINO ACID CONTENT IN A PLANT The present invention relates to methods for increasing the protein, oil, and/or amino acid content of a plant. The methods involve the manipulation of the expression level of trehalose-6-phosphate synthase (TPS) homologs. Expression cassettes for achieving such gene ex... | 02/21/2013 |
| 20130046075 | PROCESS FOR GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE PRODUCTION A double-walled plastic jar for cosmetic materials, having an inner compartment to hold the cosmetic, and an annular outer side wall defining the exterior of the jar. The inner compartment carries the lip that seals with a screw cap, and also carries an external skirt, ... | 02/21/2013 |
| 20130039927 | ANTIGENIC MIMICS OF DISCONTINUOUS EPITOPES OF PATHOGEN RECOGNIZED BY BROADLY NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES The present invention relates to an anti-idiotypic polypeptide scaffold that includes two or more peptide sequences that mimic a discontinuous epitope of a pathogen that is recognized by or induces formation of a broadly neutralizing antibody. Using a fibronectin FNfn10... | 02/14/2013 |
| 20130036518 | ORGANISM WITH ALTERED CAROTENOID CONTENT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME The present invention relates to means and methods for modifying the expression of a component in the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway to modify the production of carotenoid towards accumulation of at least one of phytoene, phytofluene, zeta carotene or combinations ther... | 02/07/2013 |
| 20130035513 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ENHANCED PRODUCTION OF FATTY ALDEHYDES AND FATTY ALCOHOLS The invention relates to the use of EntD polypeptides, polynucleotides encoding the same, and homologues thereof to enhance the production of fatty aldehydes and fatty alcohols in a host cell.... | 02/07/2013 |
| 20130029387 | MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR USING AN ACYL-ACYL CARRIER PROTEIN THIOESTERASE AND MUTANTS AND CHIMERAS THEREOF IN FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS A method of increasing production of fatty acids comprising introducing into a host cell or organism and expressing therein an acyl-acyl carrier protein (ACP) thioesterase (TE) from Bryantella formatexigens or a mutant thereof; a method of making a mutant B. f... | 01/31/2013 |
| 20130029395 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBONS Compositions and methods for producing aldehydes, alkanes, and alkenes are described herein. The aldehydes, alkanes, and alkenes can be used in biofuels.... | 01/31/2013 |
| 20130023035 | REGULATION OF TOXIN AND ANTITOXIN GENES FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTAINMENT The present invention relates to the regulation of a toxin and/or antitoxin genes in a genetically engineered microorganism, such as cyanobacterial or eukaryotic algal strains, in particular for preventing unintentional and/or uncontrolled spread of the microorganisms. ... | 01/24/2013 |
| 20130019341 | DESATURASES OF A GREEN MICROALGA AND USES THEREOF Isolated proteins which are at least partially encoded by polynucleotide sequences encoding novel desaturases are provided together with a composition which includes these isolated proteins. A transgenic plant, a transgenic alga, or a transgenic seed transformed by the ... | 01/17/2013 |
| 20130011406 | ANTI-KIT ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREOF Provided herein, in one aspect, are antibodies that immunospecifically bind to a human KIT antigen comprising the fourth and/or fifth extracellular Ig-like domains (that is, D4 and/or D5 domains), polynucleotides comprising nucleotide sequences encoding such antibodies,... | 01/10/2013 |
| 20130005012 | ENZYMATIC SYSTEM FOR MONOMER SYNTHESIS In vivo methods for production of styrene via a recombinant host cell can include cell expression of at least one polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide having cinnamic acid decarboxylase activity, and at least one polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide having phenylalani... | 01/03/2013 |
| 20130007914 | Rice Promoters The invention provides several promoters isolated from Oryza sativa, which promoters are capable of driving and/or regulating the expression of an operably linked nucleic acid in a plant. The expression patterns of the promoters according to the invention have be... | 01/03/2013 |
| 20130007916 | MODULATION OF LOW CARBON DIOXIDE INDUCIBLE PROTEINS (LCI) FOR INCREASED BIOMASS PRODUCTION AND PHOTOSYNTHESIS The invention provides the disclosure of a novel plant/algae/cyanobacteria photosynthesis, biomass production, and productivity pathway involving low carbon dioxide inducible (LCI) proteins. According to the invention, the activity of one or more LCI proteins may be mod... | 01/03/2013 |
| 20120329099 | Modified Algae for Improved Biofuel Productivity Methods, processes, and systems for the production of lipids and starch from modified algae are disclosed. In one embodiment, the modified algae over-expresses isoamylase and accumulates much higher amounts of starch than unmodified algae. In some embodiments, the modif... | 12/27/2012 |
| 20120329109 | Genetically Engineered Microorganisms That Metabolize Xylose The invention provides methods of cultivating oil-bearing microbes using xylose as a fixed carbon source. Also provided are microorganisms that have been genetically engineered to metabolize xylose as a fixed carbon source allowing them to convert xylose into oils. Part... | 12/27/2012 |
| 20120329102 | BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION OF PENTOSE SUGARS USING RECOMBINANT CELLS The invention provides, inter alia, compositions and methods for the biological production of pentose sugars, such as 2-methylerythritol (2-ME), 1-deoxyxylulose (1-DX), and monoacetylated-2-C-methylerythritols, using recombinant cells.... | 12/27/2012 |
| 20120322102 | GENETICALLY ENGINEERED HERBICIDE RESISTANT ALGAE Algae transformed with one or more polynucleotides encoding proteins that confer herbicide resistance are provided. The algae can be grown in small or large scale cultures that include one or more herbicides for the production and isolation of various products.... | 12/20/2012 |
| 20120324603 | Chimeric Endonucleases and Uses Thereof The invention relates to chimeric endonucleases, comprising an endonuclease and a heterologous DNA binding domain, as well as methods of targeted integration, targeted deletion or targeted mutation of polynucleotides using chimeric endonucleases.... | 12/20/2012 |
| 20120322157 | STRESS-INDUCED LIPID TRIGGER The present disclosure provides novel proteins that when over expressed in algae result in an increase or change in fatty acid and/or glycerol lipid production and/or accumulation, without a substantial decrease in the growth rate of the alga or the break down of algal ... | 12/20/2012 |
| 20120315672 | METHODS FOR MICROBIAL PRODUCTION OF TERPENOIDS The invention relates to recombinant expression of terpenoid synthase enzymes and geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase (GGPPS) enzymes in cells and the production of diterpenoids.... | 12/13/2012 |
