Jojoba wax biosynthesis gene
US5445947A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 20, 1993 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Y102/01042
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
By this invention, a partially purified fatty acyl-CoA: fatty alcohol acyltransferase (wax synthase) is provided, wherein said protein is active in the formation of a wax ester from fatty alcohol and fatty acyl substrates. Of special interest is a jojoba embryo wax synthase having an apparent molecular mass of approximately 57 kD. Also considered are amino acid and nucleic acid sequences obtainable from wax synthase proteins and the use of such sequences to provide transgenic host cells capable of producing wax esters.
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