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Acyltransferases and uses thereof in fatty acid production

US9212371B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BASF Plant Science Company GmbH · DE

Inventors

Toralf Senger · Heidelberg, DE
Sten Stymne · Ljusdal, SE
Jenny Lindberg Yilmaz · Thann, FR

Key dates

Filing date	May 11, 2010
Grant date	Dec 15, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 4, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12Y203/00
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention pertains to the recombinant manufacture of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Specifically, it relates to acyltransferase polypeptides, polynucleotides encoding said acyltransferases as well as vectors, host cells, non-human transgenic organisms containing said polynucleotides. Moreover, the present invention contemplates methods for the manufacture of polyunsaturated fatty acids as well as oils obtained by such methods.

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