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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (USD $) | Series B Perferred Stock | Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) | Noncontrolling Interest | Total
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Beginning balance, Amount at Dec. 31, 2009 | $ 3,321 | $ 86,181 | $ 36,763,984 | $ (38,804,417) | $ (1,376,382) | $ (362,375) | $ (3,689,688)
Beginning balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2009 | 3,320,725 | 86,181,532 |  |  |  |  |
Stock based compensation, Amount |  |  | 259,691 |  |  |  | 259,691
Shares issued to consultants, Shares |  | 155,000 |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued to consultants, Amount |  | 155 | 14,895 |  |  |  | 15,050
Debt issuance discount and waiver shares, Shares |  | 2,250,000 |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuance discount and waiver shares, Amount |  | 2,250 | 200,250 |  |  |  | 202,500
Energy Enzymes, Inc. merger., Shares |  | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Energy Enzymes, Inc. merger., Amount |  | 1,000 | (502,331) |  |  | 501,331 | 0
Issuance of shares to related party, Shares |  | 600,000 |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of shares to related party, Amount |  | 600 | 161,400 |  |  |  | 162,000
Issuance of warrants |  |  | 102,928 |  |  |  | 102,928
Series B to Common conversion, Shares | (155,500) | 155,500 |  |  |  |  |
Series B to Common conversion, Amount | (156) | 156 |  |  |  |  |
Beneficial conversion feature on related party notes |  |  | 1,556,559 |  |  |  | 1,556,559
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  |  |  | 505,461 |  | 505,461
Net loss |  |  |  | (8,425,253) |  | (138,956) | (8,564,209)
Ending balance, Amount at Dec. 31, 2010 | 3,165 | 90,342 | 38,557,376 | (47,229,670) | (870,921) |  | (9,449,708)
Ending balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2010 | 3,165,225 | 90,342,032 |  |  |  |  |
Stock based compensation, Shares |  | 5,585 |  |  |  |  |
Stock based compensation, Amount |  | 6 | 152,736 |  |  |  | 152,742
Shares issued to consultants, Shares |  | 30,000 |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued to consultants, Amount |  | 30 | 24,506 |  |  |  | 24,536
Debt issuance discount and waiver shares, Shares |  | 4,589,360 |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuance discount and waiver shares, Amount |  | 4,589 | 1,657,734 |  |  |  | 1,662,323
Issuance of shares to related party, Shares |  | 29,056,356 |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of shares to related party, Amount |  | 29,056 | 1,423,762 |  |  |  | 1,452,818
Issuance of warrants | (50) | 50 |  |  |  |  |
Zymetis Inc. merger, Shares |  | 6,673,557 |  |  |  |  |
Zymetis Inc. merger, Amount |  | 6,674 | 1,883,461 |  |  |  | 1,890,135
Series B to Common conversion, Shares | (50,000) | 50,000 |  |  |  |  |
Series B to Common conversion, Amount | (50) | 50 |  |  |  |  | 0
Beneficial conversion feature on related party notes |  |  | 1,732,872 |  |  |  | 1,732,872
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  |  |  | (1,372,441) |  | (1,372,441)
Net loss |  |  |  | (18,296,359) |  |  | (18,296,359)
Ending balance, Amount at Dec. 31, 2011 | $ 3,115 | $ 130,747 | $ 45,432,447 | $ (65,526,029) | $ (2,243,362) | $ 0 | $ (22,203,082)
Ending balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2011 | 3,115,225 | 130,746,890 |  |  |  |  |

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