Processes for producing polyhydroxybutyrate and related polyhydroxyalkanoates in the plastids of higher plants

Somerville, Christopher R; Nawrath, Christiane; Poirier, Yves

Processes for producing polyhydroxybutyrate and related polyhydroxyalkanoates in the plastids of higher plants

Patent · Mon Mar 10 23:00:00 EST 1997

OSTI ID:870857

Somerville, Christopher R ^[1]; Nawrath, Christiane ^[2]; Poirier, Yves ^[2]

Portola Valley, CA
Palo Alto, CA

The present invention relates to a process for producing poly-D-(-)-3-hydroxybutyric acid (PHB) and related polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) in the plastids of plants. The production of PHB is accomplished by genetically transforming plants with modified genes from microorganisms. The genes encode the enzymes required to synthesize PHB from acetyl-CoA or related metabolites and are fused with additional plant sequences for targeting the enzymes to the plastid.

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Research Organization:: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-76ER01338

Assignee:: Board of Trustees operating Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)

Patent Number(s):: US 5610041

Application Number:: 08/254,357

OSTI ID:: 870857

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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