Aemetis awarded USPTO Patent to use enzyme technology to develop biobased chemicals

摘要

AEMETIS, Inc., an advanced fuels and renewable chemicals company, announced that the company was awarded a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) titled "Hydrolytic Enzyme Mixtures For Saccharification of Lignocellulosic Polysaccharides", and issued U.S. Patent No. 8,273,557. This patent relates to advanced plant cell wall degradative systems, specifically enzymes that bind to and/or depoly-merize cellulose.