Fatty acid dehydratases and uses thereof

US8901374B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• BASF Plant Science Company GmbH · DE
• Bioriginal Food & Science Corporation · CA

Inventors

• Jörg Bauer · Weingarten, DE
• Xiao Qiu · Beijing, CN
• Patricia Vrinten · Saskatoon, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 2, 2009
• Grant date: Dec 2, 2014
• Expiry date: Apr 12, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12N9/88
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention provides isolated nucleic acid molecules which encode novel fatty acid dehydratase family members. The invention also provides recombinant expression vectors containing dehydratase nucleic acid molecules, host cells into which the expression vectors have been introduced, and methods for large-scale production of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs), e.g., SDA, EPA and DHA.