Carotenoid hydroxylase gene, method for preparing hydroxylated carotenoid, and novel geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase
US7695931B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 4, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N9/1085
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides a Brevundimonas sp. strain SD212-derived peptide having β-ionone ring-2-hydroxylase activity and a gene encoding the same, to thereby make it possible to produce rare carotenoids in which a hydroxyl group is introduced at the position 2(2′) carbon in their β-ionone ring in large quantities.The present invention also provides a novel gene encoding an enzyme which introduces a hydroxyl group at the position 3(3′) carbon in the β-ionone ring of carotenoids, and a novel gene encoding a geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase.
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