Desaturase and method for the production of polyunsaturated fatty acids in transgenic organisms
US8785727B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 29, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12P7/6472
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to a polynucleotide from Emiliana huxleyi which codes for a desaturase and which can be employed for the recombinant production of polyunsaturated fatty acids. The invention furthermore relates to vectors, host cells and transgenic nonhuman organisms which comprise the polynucleotide according to the invention, and to the polypeptides encoded by the polynucleotide. The invention furthermore relates to antibodies against the polypeptide according to the invention. Finally, the invention also relates to production methods for the polyunsaturated fatty acids and for oil, lipid and fatty acid compositions and to their use as drugs, cosmetics, foodstuffs, feedstuffs, preferably fish food, or food supplements.
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