Nucleic acid encoding mutant geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase
US5882909A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 1, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12P9/00
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention discloses a mutated enzyme comprising a geranylgeranil diphosphate synthase having its origin in wild type Sulfolobus acidocaldarius wherein, at least one of phenylalanine at position 77, methionine at position 85, valine at position 99, tyrosine at position 101, phenylalanine at position 118, arginine at position 199 and aspartic acid at position 312 is substituted with another amino acid.
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