Methods of making triacylglycerol using phospholipid:Diacylglycerol acyltransferase

US7427593B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• BASF Plant Science Company GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Andres Dahlqvist · Furulund, SE
• Ulf Stahl · Bochum, DE
• Marit Lenman · Lund, SE
• Antoni Banas · Siedlce, PL
• Hans Ronne · Uppsala, SE
• Sten Stymme · Ljusdal, SE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 30, 2000
• Grant date: Sep 23, 2008
• Expiry date: Mar 30, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A01K2217/05
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to the production of triacylglycerol in a transformed organism or host cell, by means of a nucleotide sequence from S. cerevisiae, whereby said enzyme catalyzes the transfer of fatty acids from phospholipids to diacylglycerol in any acyl-CoA-independent reaction. The transformation of the organism or host cell results in increased oil content.