Patents Assigned to Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc.
  • Isolation and use of FAD2 and FAE1 from
    Patent number: 9035131
    Abstract: The present invention provides isolated FAD2 and FAE1 genes and FAD2 and FAE1 protein sequences of Camelina species, e.g., Camelina sativa, mutations in Camelina FAD2 and FAE1 genes, and methods of using the same. In addition, methods of altering Camelina seed composition and/or improving Camelina seed oil quality are disclosed. Furthermore, methods of breeding Camelina cultivars and/or other closely related species to produce plants having altered or improved seed oil and/or meal quality are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc
    Inventors: Carolyn Hutcheon, Renata F. Ditt, Christine K. Shewmaker
  • Floral dip method for transformation of camelina
    Patent number: 8779238
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for transforming Camelina plants. In particular, the present invention relates to transforming Camelina sativa plants through contacting the plants to a dipping solution comprising Agrobacterium, a sugar, and a nonionic surfactant. The methods do not require a vacuum filtration step. The present invention provides, for example, useful methods for developing transformation systems for Camelina sativa that can enable manipulation of its agronomic qualities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Thu Nguyen, Xunjia Liu, Jay Derocher