Dyadic awarded new patent for cellulosic biofuels enzyme
In Florida, Dyadic International, announced that it has been issued U.S. Patent No. 7,883,872 entitled, Construction of Highly Efficient Cellulase Compositions for Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Cellulose, by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The invention embodied by this patent is a novel beta-glucosidase gene and its corresponding enzyme which when used in combination with other enzymes converts lignocellulosic containing biomass into glucose. Glucose and other fermentable sugars form the basis for the production of multiple types of biofuels such as ethanol and butanol. This patent is the seventh U.S. patent issued to Dyadic adding to its portfolio of 60 international patents and more than 40 pending patent applications worldwide which cover various features of Dyadic’s proprietary technologies.
Category: Fuels
