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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2018
Genomatica, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Angelica Zabala Bautista, San Diego, CA (US);
Min Sun Park, San Diego, CA (US);
Alma Itzel Ramos-Solis, San Diego, CA (US);
Bernardo Moura Torres Da Costa, San Diego, CA (US);
Behnaz Behrouzian, San Diego, CA (US);
Donald E. Trimbur, San Diego, CA (US);
Emanuela Popova, San Diego, CA (US);
Qijun Hu, San Diego, CA (US);
Stephen Bralley Del Cardayre, San Diego, CA (US);
Genomatica, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to engineered plant acyl-ACP thioesterases having improved activity for the production of medium-chain fatty acid derivatives including e.g., eight carbon and ten carbon fatty acids and fatty acid derivatives. The disclosure further relates to recombinant host cells comprising the engineered plant acyl-ACP thioesterases having improved activity for the production of medium-chain fatty acid derivatives. The disclosure also relates to methods of decreasing toxicity and improving production of medium-chain fatty acids and derivatives.