Patents Assigned to Matrix Genetrics, LLC
  • Modified photosynthetic microorganisms for producing triglycerides
    Patent number: 8394621
    Abstract: This disclosure describes genetically modified photosynthetic microorganisms, including Cyanobacteria, that contain one or more exogenous genes encoding a diacylglycerol acyltransferase, a phosphatidate phosphatase, and/or an acetyl-CoA carboxylase, and which are capable of producing increased amounts of fatty acids and/or synthesizing triglycerides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Matrix Genetrics, LLC
    Inventors: James Roberts, Fred Cross, Paul Warrener, Ernesto Javier Munoz, Martin Henry Lee, Khadidja Romari, Kimberly Marie Kotovic, Jason W. Hickman