US Patent Issued to National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia on March 24 for "Modified microorganisms to increase yield of xylose-derived products" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,151, issued on March 24, was assigned to National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia LLC (Albuquerque, N.M.).

"Modified microorganisms to increase yield of xylose-derived products" was invented by Paul Alexander Adamczyk (Oakland, Calif.), John Michael Gladden (Martinez, Calif.) and Samuel Coradetti (Berkeley, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and engineered hosts are disclosed that convert a lignocellulosic xylose-containing biomass source into xylonic acid and/or xylonate, which can be further processed into other useful derivatives. In particular, an exemplary engineered Bacidiomycetes, e.g., R. toruloides, ...