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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2015
Justin Flory, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Petra Fromme, Mesa, AZ (US);
Willem Vermaas, Tempe, AZ (US);
Bruce Rittman, Tempe, AZ (US);
Cesar Torres, Tempe, AZ (US);
Thomas Moore, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Ana Moore, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Justin Flory, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Petra Fromme, Mesa, AZ (US);
Willem Vermaas, Tempe, AZ (US);
Bruce Rittman, Tempe, AZ (US);
Cesar Torres, Tempe, AZ (US);
Thomas Moore, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Ana Moore, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for growing photosynthetic organisms lacking Photosystem II (PSII) function using externally supplied electrons shuttled into the organism using redox mediators to improve photosynthetic output and to produce and recover chemicals of interest. By removing PSII, all PAR photons are funneled toward Photosystem I, thereby significantly increasing the theoretical photon utilization efficiency for COfixation, energy storage and the capacity to synthesize valuable chemicals. Additional genetic modification can be performed to insert or enhance specific metabolic pathways to generate products of commercial interest.