Methods and Compositions for the Recombinant Biosynthesis of Fatty Acids and Esters
AssigneeJoule Unlimited Technologies, Inc.
InventorsDavid Arthur Berry, Noubar Boghos Afeyan, Frank Anthony Skraly, Christian Perry Ridley, Dan Eric Robertson, Regina Wilpiszeski, Martha Sholl
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Abstract
The present disclosure identifies methods and compositions for modifying photoautotrophic organisms, such that the organisms efficiently convert carbon dioxide and light into compounds such as esters and fatty acids. In certain embodiments, the compounds produced are secreted into the medium used to culture the organisms.
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A fuel composition comprising a mixture of one or more fatty acid esters, wherein at least one of the fatty acid esters in the mixture is tetradecanoic acid ester, Δ9-hexadecenoic acid ester, hexadecanoic acid ester, heptadecanoic acid ester, Δ9-octadecenoic acid ester, or octadecanoic acid ester, and wherein at least a portion of the carbon used as raw material of the one or more fatty acid esters in the mixture is inorganic carbon.
The fuel composition of claim 3, wherein the amount of hexadecanoic acid ester in the mixture is between 1.5 and 10 fold greater than the amount of octadecanoic acid ester in the mixture.
A fuel composition comprising a mixture of one or more fatty acid esters, wherein at least one of the fatty acid esters in the mixture is tetradecanoic acid ester, Δ9-hexadecenoic acid ester, hexadecanoic acid ester, heptadecanoic acid ester, Δ9-octadecenoic acid ester, or octadecanoic acid ester, and wherein at least a portion of the carbon in the one or more fatty acid esters in the mixture is inorganic carbon.
A fuel composition comprising a mixture of one or more fatty acid esters, wherein at least one of the fatty acid esters in the mixture is tetradecanoic acid ester, Δ9-hexadecenoic acid ester, hexadecanoic acid ester, heptadecanoic acid ester, Δ9-octadecenoic acid ester, or octadecanoic acid ester, and wherein the fuel composition has a higher δp than a comparable fuel composition made from fixed atmospheric carbon or plant-derived biomass.
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