| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
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| Research Abstract |
A unicellular green algae, Botryococcus braunii, secretes a hydrocarbon called botryococcene, which is very suitable for biofuel production, into its environment. However, Botryococcus do not grow fast and is not subjected to biotechnological engineering, making it difficult to improve this organism for more efficient biofuel production.
In this study, genes required for botryococcene synthesis are incorporated into the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which is very suitable for biotechnological engineering, to make a yeast strain which can prouduce large amounts of botryococcene and secrete them.
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