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Increasing the cell wall and cellulose content in plants by mutating FKF gene and blue light.

Technology SummaryBiofuels are an integral part of the ever growing renewable energy landscape. As with any harvesting or manufacturing strategy, yield matters greatly in determining the viability and profitability of the process. This technology is a strategy to increase cellulose and cell wall content in plants, thereby increasing the percent yield...

Published: 11/28/2018 | Inventor(s): Venugopal Mendu, Ning Yuan, Vimal Kumar Balasubramanian

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Category(s): Agriculture, Biofuels, Plant Derivative, Fiber research, Biomass

Safe Food Colorant from Sorghum Bicolor Roots

A mutation in the Sorghum Bicolor plant causes an increase in the accumulation of 3-deoxyanthocyanin, a pigment molecule, in the plant’s roots. This pigment can be easily extracted and used as a natural food colorant. Recent research has shown that artificial and synthetic food colorants, such as yellow 6 and red 40, can have adverse effects on...

Published: 9/27/2018 | Inventor(s): Vimal Kumar Balasubramanian, Venugopal Mendu, Christopher Cobos

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Category(s): Food Science, Agriculture