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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
May. 25, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rodney B. Croteau, Pullman, WA (US);
Kevin D. Walker, Pullman, WA (US);
Anne Schoendorf, Pullman, WA (US);
Mark R. Wildung, Colfax, WA (US);
Assignee:
Washington State University Research Foundation, Pullman, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 2/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 2/104 ;
Abstract
Transacylase enzymes of and the use of such enzymes to produce Taxol™, related taxoids, as well as intermediates in the Taxol™ biosynthetic pathway are disclosed. Examples of specific enzymes described herein include taxadienol 5-O-acetyl transacylase (TAX1) and 10-deacetylbaccatin III-10-O-acetyl transferase (TAX6). Also disclosed are nucleic acid sequences encoding the transacylase enzymes.