Beta-carotene biosynthesis in genetically engineered hosts
US5656472A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/847
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
DNA segments encoding the Erwinia herbicola enzymes geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate (GGPP) synthase, phytoene synthase, phytoene dehydrogenase-4H and lycopene cyclase, vectors containing those DNA segments, host cells containing the vectors and methods for producing those enzymes and beta-carotene by recombinant DNA technology in transformed host organisms are disclosed.
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