Microginin producing proteins and nucleic acids encoding a microginin gene cluster as well as methods for creating novel microginins

US7846686B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Cyano Biotech GmbH · DE
• Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin · DE

Inventor

• Dan Kramer · Berlin, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 1, 2006
• Grant date: Dec 7, 2010
• Expiry date: Apr 10, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12N9/00
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention provides for nucleic acid molecules enabling the synthesis of microginin and microginin analogues. The invention also provides for methods for identifying microginins as well creating microginins which may not be found in nature.