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TEC2013-0007: Use of plants with increased level of highly methylesterified homogalacturonan for improving digestibility of plant biomasses.

Background Production of fuels and value-added chemicals from plant biomass often requires pretreatment of the biomass. Pretreatment increases the capital equipment needs and costs of the final product. Additionally, the use of seeds as a feedstock has been controversial, with some claiming that use of seeds for chemical production is increasing the...
Published: 7/30/2014   |   Inventor(s): Federica Brandizzi, Curtis Wilkerson, SanG-Jin Kim, Michael Held, Jonathan Walton, Dina Jabbour
Keywords(s): Agriculture Biotechnology, Animal Feed Additives, Biomass, Biomass Ethanol, Plant Biotechnology Category(s): Agriculture, Biotechnology, Chemicals, Energy

080075: An Arabidopsis Gene Involved in the Conversion of Aldehydes to Alkanes in Arabidopsis Leaf Wax

Epicuticular wax layers of plants mainly consist of long straight-chain aliphatic hydrocarbons with a variety of substituted groups. Plant waxes have many functions, including increasing plant resistance to biotic stress (e.g., pathogens) and abiotic stress (e.g., temperature changes, drought). Additionally, since wax components have a high caloric...
Published: 7/21/2014   |   Inventor(s): Weiqing Zeng, Hongbo Gao, Yonghua Li, ShenG-Yang He
Keywords(s): Biofuels, Drought Tolerance, Fatty Acid Metabolism, Plant Biotechnology, Plant Pathogen, Wax Category(s): Biotechnology, Chemicals, Agriculture

030012: Expression of a Recombinant Transgene

Transgenic plants have gained interest from industry as natural bioreactors for the production of pharmaceutical and industrial products. Advantageous expression systems based on promoters strategically designed to optimize transgene expression in plant cells are required to maximize the potential of transgenic plants for industrial purposes. Additionally,...
Published: 7/30/2014   |   Inventor(s): Richard Allison
Keywords(s): Plant Biotechnology, Transgenic Expression Systems, Transgenic Plants, Virus-Induced Transgenic Systems Category(s): Biotechnology, Materials, Agriculture