US Patent Issued to GENOMATICA on June 9 for "Production of non-native monounsaturated fatty acids in bacteria" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,649,937, issued on June 9, was assigned to GENOMATICA INC. (San Diego).

"Production of non-native monounsaturated fatty acids in bacteria" was invented by Andreas W. Schirmer (San Diego), Erin Frances Perry (San Marcos, Calif.), Alma Itzel Ramos-Solis (San Diego) and Angelica Zabala-Bautista (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Recombinant proteobacteria, including Gamma-proteobacteria, comprising a heterologous acyl-ACP desaturase and a heterologous acyl-ACP thioesterase, wherein the native dual 3-hydroxy acyl-ACP dehydratase/isomerase is deleted are provided herein. The recombinant proteobacteria produce non-native monounsaturated ...