METHODS FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CARBON DIOXIDE INTO A HYDROCARBON USING A METABOLICALLY ENGINEERED PHOTOSYNTHETIC MICROORGANISM

摘要

The present invention relates to methods for the production of isoprene by the direct conversion of atmospheric carbon dioxide using metabolically engineered genetically engineered photosynthetic microorganisms. The present invention also relates to genetically engineered photosynthetic microorganisms, such as cyanobacteria, that are capable of producing isoprene from CO2.