Phytoene biosynthesis in genetically engineered hosts
US5545816A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 19, 1993 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12P23/00
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
DNA segments encoding the Erwinia herbicola enzymes geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate (GGPP) synthase and phytoene synthase, vectors containing those DNA segments, host cells containing the vectors and methods for producing those enzymes and phytoene by recombinant DNA technology in transformed host organisms are disclosed.
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