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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 29, 1996
Francis X Cunningham, Jr, Chevy Chase, MD (US);
Zairen Sun, Hyattsville, MD (US);
University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD (US);
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.
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