.beta.-ketoacyl-ACP synthetase II enzymes and genes coding for same
US6200788A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 23, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N9/10
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The object of the present invention is to provide a gene of a protein having an enzyme activity which makes it possible to regulate or control the content of saturated fatty acids and unsaturated fatty acids in plant cells, and an enzyme protein as the expression product. There is disclosed a protein with a KASII enzyme activity which has a specific amino acid sequence, typically the amino acid sequence of a .beta.-ketoacyl-ACP synthetase II (KASII) enzyme protein derived from cyanobacterium (Anacystis nidulans) or substantially the same amino acid sequence as the one described above. There is also disclosed a KASII enzyme protein gene coding for the amino acid sequence of the above described protein. Furthermore, there are disclosed a recombinant vector which comprises said gene, and a cell into which said gene has been introduced.
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