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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 29, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Francis X Cunningham, Jr, Chevy Chase, MD (US);
Zairen Sun, Hyattsville, MD (US);
Assignee:
University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435189 ; 4352523 ; 43525411 ; 4353201 ; 435325 ; 536 232 ;
Abstract
The present invention also describes the DNA sequence for eukaryotic genes encoding .epsilon. cyclase, isopentenyl pyrophosphate isomerase and .beta.-carotene hydroxylase as well as vectors containing the same and hosts transformed with said vectors. The present invention provides methods for controlling the ratio of various carotenoids in a host and for the production of novel carotenoid pigments. The present invention also provides a method for screening for eukaryotic genes encoding carotenoid biosynthesis.