Patent ID: 8653331
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: C07K,C12N

Abstract:
1. A process for enhanced photobiological H 2 production using a non-regenerative transgenic alga, comprising the steps of: a) growing a transgenic alga having a first exogenous transgene for providing a photosystem-II (PSII) function switch wherein said first exogenous transgene is selected from the group consisting of OEE1 iRNA, D1 iRNA, CP47 iRNA, CP43 iRNA and D2 iRNA, and having a second exogenous transgene for inserting proton channels into algal plasma membranes; b) inducing the first exogenous transgene to increase photobiological H c) producing H d) inducing the second exogenous transgene to prevent regeneration of the transgenic alga.