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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021
Filed:
May. 24, 2017
Applicant:
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Kgs. Lyngby, DK;
Inventor:
Hao Luo, Søborg, DK;
Assignee:
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Kgs. Lyngby, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/10 (2006.01); C12P 17/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 17/10 (2013.01); C12N 9/1007 (2013.01); C12Y 201/01004 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein are variants of acetylserotonin O-methyltransferase (ASMT) as well as vectors and recombinant microbial host cells expressing such ASMT variant and their use in producing melatonin and related compounds. Preferred ASMT variants provide for a higher turnover of N-acetylserotonin into melatonin.