Method for producing sclareol
US8617860B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 26, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12P7/18
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of producing sclareol, the method comprising contacting a particular polypeptide having a sclareol synthase activity with labdenediol diphosphate (LPP). In particular, the method may be carried out in vitro or in vivo to produce sclareol, a very useful compound in the fields of perfumery and flavoring. The present invention also provides the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide used in the method. A nucleic acid derived from Salvia sclarea and encoding the polypeptide of the invention, an expression vector containing the nucleic acid, as well as a non-human organism or a cell transformed to harbor the same nucleic acid, are also part of the present invention.
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