Rachel Ann Miller

US Patent:

8362318, Jan 29, 2013

Filed:

Dec 16, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/639304

Inventors:

Christoph Benning - East Lansing MI, US
Rachel Miller - Holt MI, US
Eric R. Moellering - East Lansing MI, US

Assignee:

Board of Trustees of Michigan State University - East Lansing MI

International Classification:

A01H 1/00
A01H 5/00
A01H 13/00
C12N 1/13
C12N 5/04
C12N 15/00
C07H 21/04

US Classification:

800278, 800281, 800288, 800295, 800306, 435410, 4352572, 4352573, 4352575, 4352576, 435419, 4353201, 536 232, 536 237

Abstract:

The present invention is related to biosynthetic oil compositions and methods of making thereof. In some embodiments, the invention relates to the use of endogenous enzymes in plants capable of synthesizing oil. In preferred embodiments, said plants are algae. In further embodiments, said algae are from the family and. In still further embodiments, said endogenous enzymes are diacylglycerol acyltransferases.

US Patent:

20100255550, Oct 7, 2010

Filed:

Sep 15, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/559974

Inventors:

CHRISTOPH BENNING - EAST LANSING MI, US
RACHEL MILLER - HOLT MI, US
ERIC R. MOELLERING - LANSING MI, US

International Classification:

C12P 7/64
C07H 21/04
C07K 14/00
C12N 15/74
C12N 5/10
C12N 1/13

US Classification:

435134, 536 231, 530350, 435471, 435419, 4352572

Abstract:

The production of transgenic plant oils is described by transfecting plant host cells with heterologous transcription inducers. Such inducers are specific for endogenous biosynthetic plant oil genes, such that the inducers induce an overexpression of the plant oil genes. The overexpressed gene product (i.e., for example, diacylglycerol transferase) thereby results in a increased intracellular production of a plant oil (i.e., for example, triacylglycerol). In one embodiment, the transfected plant host cell can be a plant algae species (i.e., for example, ).

US Patent:

20130212736, Aug 15, 2013

Filed:

Dec 19, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/719868

Inventors:

Board of Trustees of Michigan State University - , US
Rachel Miller - Holt MI, US
Eric R. Moellering - East Lansing MI, US

Assignee:

Board of Trustees of Michigan State University - East Lansing MI

International Classification:

C12P 7/64
C12N 15/82
C12N 15/79

US Classification:

800278, 435471, 435134, 4352572, 435419, 435415, 435416, 435412, 4353201, 800298, 800312, 800306, 800322, 800314, 8003201

Abstract:

The present invention is related to biosynthetic oil compositions and methods of making thereof. In some embodiments, the invention relates to the use of endogenous enzymes in plants capable of synthesizing oil. In preferred embodiments, said plants are algae. In further embodiments, said algae are from the family and . In still further embodiments, said endogenous enzymes are diacylglycerol acyltransferases.

US Patent:

20150203861, Jul 23, 2015

Filed:

Jan 16, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/598953

Inventors:

Christoph Benning - East Lansing MI, US
Sanjaya - East Lansing MI, US
Rachel Miller - Murrells Inlet SC, US

International Classification:

C12N 15/82
C10L 1/02
C10L 1/19
C12N 9/10

Abstract:

As described herein, plants expressing algal Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase Type Two (DGTT) from heterologous nucleic acids can alter acyl carbon partitioning in plant vegetative tissues and increase acyl-CoA-dependent triacylglycerol synthesis, thereby increasing the lipid content of the plants' tissues.