US Patent Issued to ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY on June 30 for "Photosystem i-hydrogenase chimeras for hydrogen production" (Arizona Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,784, issued on June 30, was assigned to ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY (Scottsdale, Ariz.).

"Photosystem i-hydrogenase chimeras for hydrogen production" was invented by Kevin Redding (Tempe, Ariz.) and Andrey Kanygin (Phoenix).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein, in some embodiments, are engineered cells and use of the same for increased hydrogen production. In particular, provided herein are genetically engineered cells comprising a polynucleotide encoding a fusion protein comprising a photosystem I (PSI) protein and an algal hydrogenase, as well as methods for producing such genetically eng...