Leland Stanford Junior University

Elizabeth Sattely

Robert M Waymouth

Curtis W Frank

Sarah Billington

Tim Schnabel

Johan Vilhelm Olsson

Warren Lau

Nikita A Khlystov

Yi-Lin Chung

Russell Jingxian Li

The present disclosure describes systems and methods capable of fixing atmospheric nitrogen into bio-available nitrogenous compounds, including ammonia. Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to synthetic DNA constructs encoding genes to allow release of bio-available nitrogenous compounds in nitrogen fixing diazotrophic organisms. Many of these constructs encode these genes in inducible and constitutive means, such that inducible embodiments can be activated at select times. Additional embodiments are directed to genetically engineered diazotrophs utilizing these constructs to produce bio-available nitrogenous compounds. Further embodiments are directed to methods to create these constructs and organisms as well as to use these constructs and organisms.

Inducible ammonia production from a symbiotic diazotroph, methods of creation and uses thereof

Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to lignin-modifying enzymes and systems and methods of their manufacture. In many embodiments, the lignin-modifying enzymes are lignin-degrading enzymes capable of breaking down lignin into component parts that are usable for other purposes. Several embodiments are directed to systems for producing lignin-modifying enzymes in vivo, including in yeast and/or plant species, and certain embodiments are directed to methods of creating these systems, including transfecting the species to produce lignin-modifying enzymes.

Methods and systems to produce lignin-modifying enzymes and uses thereof

The present invention provides compositions and methods for biosynthetically producing podophyllotoxin intermediates and derivatives including enzymes and their equivalents involved in the biosynthetic production of podophyllotoxin intermediates and derivatives.

Compositions and methods for producing podophyllotoxin derivatives

Provided herein are graft co-polymers of lignin and poly(lactic acid) (lignin-g-PLA copolymer), thermoset and thermoplastic polymers including them, methods of preparing these polymers, and articles of manufacture including such polymers.

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Stanford, CA, United States of America

Elizabeth Sattely