Abstract: Provided are non-natural or variant ?-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein (ACP) synthase (KAS) IVa enzymes (KASIVa), polynucleotides encoding such variant KASIVa, host cells expressing such variant KASIVa, oils and oil products produced by such cells, and methods of making and using such variant KASIVa.

Abstract: Provided are non-natural or variant beta-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein (ACP) synthase (KAS) II enzymes (KASII), polynucleotides encoding such variant KASII, host cells expressing such variant KASII, oils and oil products produced by such cells, and methods of making and using such variant KASII.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides sucrose invertase variants having an enhanced ability to hydrolyze sucrose into glucose and fructose and related methods and compositions.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for making microalgal strains with improved properties relative to the strains from which they are derived. In illustrative embodiments, the methods are performed to produce microalgal strains adapted for use in the industrial production of microalgae-derived biomass products, including but not limited to triglycerides and fatty acids. Also provided are microalgal strains, which can be obtained using the methods described herein, as wells microalgal-derived biomass products, which can be produced from such microalgal strains.

Abstract: Provided are non-natural or variant beta-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein (ACP) synthase (KAS) II enzymes (KASII), polynucleotides encoding such variant KASII, host cells expressing such variant KASII, oils and oil products produced by such cells, and methods of making and using such variant KASII.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for making microalgal strains with improved properties relative to the strains from which they are derived. In illustrative embodiments, the methods are performed to produce microalgal strains adapted for use in the industrial production of microalgae-derived biomass products, including but not limited to triglycerides and fatty acids. Also provided are microalgal strains, which can be obtained using the methods described herein, as wells microalgal-derived biomass products, which can be produced from such microalgal strains.

Abstract: Macrolactams are made by feeding aromatic amino acids as replacement starter units to a mutant strain of the geldanamycin-producing microorganism Streptomyces hygroscopicus var. geldanus NRRL 3602, wherein the gene cluster encoding enzymes for the biosynthesis of the natural starter unit 3-amino-5-hydroxybenzoic acid has been deleted.

Abstract: Macrolactams are made by feeding aromatic amino acids as replacement starter units to a mutant strain of the geldanamycin-producing microorganism Streptomyces hygroscopicus var. geldanus NRRL 3602, wherein the gene cluster encoding enzymes for the biosynthesis of the natural starter unit 3-amino-5-hydroxybenzoic acid has been deleted.