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US 9,580,728 B2Granted
Methods for isoprene and pinene production in cyanobacteria
AssigneeWiSys Technology Foundation, Inc.
InventorsToivo Kallas, Matthew Nelson, Eric Singsaas
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Abstract
Methods of isoprenoid production are provided by the present invention. In particular, transgenic Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 cyanobacteria and methods for producing isoprene and pinene using a host transgenic Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 cyanobacterium are provided.
Claims15
A method for pinene production, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) obtaining a host transgenic Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 cyanobacterium comprising one or more transgenes encoding geranyl diphosphate synthase (GPPS), and mono-terpene synthase (mono-TPS);
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- (b) observing pinene production by the cyanobacterium, wherein pinene is produced at a rate of at least about 330 μg gDW−1 h−1.
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