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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2016
Applicant:
Xyleco, Inc., Wakefield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Marshall Medoff, Wakefield, MA (US);
Thomas Craig Masterman, Rockport, MA (US);
Aiichiro Yoshida, Canton, MA (US);
Jaewoong Moon, Andover, MA (US);
Christopher G. Bergeron, Fitchburg, MA (US);
James J. Lynch, Woburn, MA (US);
Assignee:
XYLECO, INC., Wakefield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/14 (2006.01); C12N 1/38 (2006.01); C12N 1/22 (2006.01); C12N 9/42 (2006.01); C12P 19/02 (2006.01); C12P 19/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/14 (2013.01); C12N 1/22 (2013.01); C12N 1/38 (2013.01); C12N 9/2437 (2013.01); C12P 19/02 (2013.01); C12P 19/14 (2013.01); C12Y 302/01004 (2013.01); Y02E 50/16 (2013.01); Y02E 50/17 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to compositions to induce production of proteins, e.g., enzymes, e.g., amylases or biomass degrading enzymes in a host cell, and methods for increasing the yield of the proteins, e.g., enzymes produced. Such compositions comprise a caramelized sugar product. The methods described herein can also be used to enhance processing of biomass materials, e.g., to produce sugar products.