Methods and Compositions for the Recombinant Biosynthesis of Fatty Acids and Esters

摘要

The present disclosure identifies methods and compositions for modifying photoautotrophic organisms, such that the organisms efficiently convert carbon dioxide and light into compounds such as esters and fatty acids. In certain embodiments, the compounds produced are secreted into the medium used to culture the organisms.

主权项

1. A fuel composition comprising a mixture of one or more fatty acid esters, wherein at least one of the fatty acid esters in the mixture is tetradecanoic acid ester, Δ9-hexadecenoic acid ester, hexadecanoic acid ester, heptadecanoic acid ester, Δ9-octadecenoic acid ester, or octadecanoic acid ester, and wherein at least a portion of the carbon used as raw material of the one or more fatty acid esters in the mixture is inorganic carbon.