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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jan G. Jaworski, Oxford, OH (US);
Brenda J. Blacklock, Oxford, OH (US);
Assignee:
Miami University, Oxford, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 5/00 ; C12N 5/04 ; C12N 1/582 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 5/00 ; C12N 5/04 ; C12N 1/582 ;
Abstract
Elongase KCS polypeptides with altered substrate specificity and/or catalytic activity are disclosed. Such elongase KCS polypeptides are effective for producing very long chain fatty acids (VLCFA) fatty acids. Also disclosed are nucleic acids encoding elongase KCS polypeptides, and yeast and plants expressing these polypeptides.