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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2012
Applicant:
William Marsh Rice University, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
George N. Bennett, Houston, TX (US);
Xianpeng Cai, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
William Marsh Rice University, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/52 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C12N 1/38 (2006.01); C12P 7/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/52 (2013.01); C12N 1/20 (2013.01); C12N 1/38 (2013.01); C12P 7/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method of cell culture, comprising adding a redox active compound with a redox potential of between −0.116 to −0.253 to a culture capable of forming hydrogen via a hydrogenase so that the redox potential is diverted from hydrogen to form a longer chain acids, e.g., butryic acid.