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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2009
Mariya N. Somleva, Cambridge, MA (US);
Kristi D. Snell, Belmont, MA (US);
Julie Beaulieu, Cambridge, MA (US);
Oliver P. Peoples, Arlington, MA (US);
Bradley Garrison, Fulton, MD (US);
Nii Patterson, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Mariya N. Somleva, Cambridge, MA (US);
Kristi D. Snell, Belmont, MA (US);
Julie Beaulieu, Cambridge, MA (US);
Oliver P. Peoples, Arlington, MA (US);
Bradley Garrison, Fulton, MD (US);
Nii Patterson, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Metabolix, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
Transgenic plants, plant material, and plant cells for synthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates, preferably poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (also referred to a as PHB) are provided. Preferred plants that can be genetically engineered to produce PHB include plants that do not normally produce storage products such as oils and carbohydrates, and plants that have a CNAD-malic enzyme photosynthetic pathway. Such plants also advantageously produce lignocellulosic biomass that can be converted into biofuels. An exemplary plant that can be genetically engineered to produce PHB and produce lignocellulosic biomass is switchgrass,L. A preferred cultivar of switchgrass is Alamo. Other suitable cultivars of switchgrass include but are not limited to Blackwell, Kanlow, Nebraska 28, Pathfinder, Cave-in-Rock, Shelter and Trailblazer.