US Patent Issued to Pyrone Systems on Oct. 14 for "Production of fatty acyl-CoA in yeast using a fatty acid feedstock" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,026, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Pyrone Systems Inc. (San Diego).

"Production of fatty acyl-CoA in yeast using a fatty acid feedstock" was invented by Alexander Hutagalung (San Diego) and Jose Miguel Laplaza (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Strains of yeasts are provided containing the genes for the production of cannabinoids from fatty acids. The enzymes that mediate cannabinoid production are localized to the cytosol, peroxisome or different compartments within the secretory pathway (e.g., endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi, vacuole) to ensure efficient production. The engineered microorganisms produce cannabinoids in a c...