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US 2024/0287549 A1Published application
Methods and compositions for efficient production of biofuels and bioplastics from toxic feedstocks
AssigneesMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
InventorsFelix Lam, Gregory Stephanopoulos, Gerald Fink
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides, in various aspects, engineered alcohol tolerant yeast and methods of producing high concentrations of biofuels and bioplastics from toxic feedstocks.
Claims20
A genetically modified yeast cell (modified cell) comprising:
- a first exogenous gene operably linked to a promoter, wherein the first exogenous gene encodes an enzyme having methylglyoxal reductase (GRE2) activity.
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