Method for producing patchoulol and 7-epi-α-selinene
US9714440B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Y402/0307
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of producing patchoulol and 7-epi-α-selinene, said method comprising contacting at least one polypeptide with famesyl phyrophosphate (FPP). In particular, said method may be carried out in vitro or in vivo to produce patchoulol and 7-epi-α-seline, compounds which can be useful in the field of perfumery. The present invention also provides the amino acid sequence of polypeptide useful in the method of the invention. A nucleic acid encoding the polypeptide of the invention and an expression vector containing said nucleic acid are also part of the present invention. A non-human host organism or a cell transformed to be used in the method of producing patchoul and 7-epi-α-selinene is also an object of the present invention.
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