Production of .gamma.-linolenic acid by a .DELTA.6-desaturase
US5614393A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 30, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Y114/19003
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Linoleic acid is converted into .gamma.-linolenic acid by the enzyme .DELTA.6-desaturase. The present invention is directed to isolated nucleic acids comprising the .DELTA.6-desaturase gene. More particularly, the isolated nucleic acid comprises the promoter, coding region and termination regions of the .DELTA.6-desaturase gene. The present invention provides recombinant constructions comprising the .DELTA.6-desaturase coding region in functional combination with heterologous regulatory sequences. The nucleic acids and recombinant constructions of the instant invention are useful in the production of GLA in transgenic organisms.
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