Chromatin Unveils Farnesene-Producing Sorghum Plants

摘要

Chicago-based energy-crop developer Chromatin Inc. announced February 25 that it has created sorghum plants containing elevated levels of the energy-rich compound farnesene. “We have demonstrated that sorghum can be modified to produce significantly elevated quantities of farnesene relative to commercial inbred sorghum lines, a molecule that can be used to create energy-rich biofuel,” Chromatin Chief Technology Officer Ken Davenport was quoted as saying in a company statement.