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Title: Stable, fertile, high polyhydroxyalkanoate producing plants and methods of producing them

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1207282

Transgenic plants that produce high levels of polyhydroxybutyrate and methods of producing them are provided. In a preferred embodiment the transgenic plants are produced using plastid transformation technologies and utilize genes which are codon optimized. Stably transformed plants able to produce greater than 10% dwt PHS in tissues are also provided.

Research Organization:
Metabolix, Inc., Cambridge, MA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC07-01ID14214
Assignee:
Metabolix, Inc. (Cambridge, MA)
Patent Number(s):
9,096,861
Application Number:
12/718,498
OSTI ID:
1207282
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2010 Mar 05
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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