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Fatty acid elongase and uses thereof

US9347049B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 23, 2010
Grant dateMay 24, 2016
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Expiry dateJan 25, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P20/52
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to nucleic acids derived from Sphaeroforma arctica. The invention also relates to the individual coding sequences and to proteins encoded by these sequences in combination with other sequences as well as to a process for converting oleic acid to linoleic acid to linoleic acid and the production of arachidonic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid and/or docosahexaenoic acid in a plant.

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