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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2005
Filed:
May. 08, 2003
Applicants:
Tatsuo Hoshino, Kamakura, JP;
Kazuyuki Ojima, Fujisawa, JP;
Yutaka Setoguchi, Fujisawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
DSM IP Assets B.V., Heerlen, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N009/10 ; C07H021/04 ; C07C011/18 ; C07C403/00 ; C12P023/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to an isolated DNA sequence encoding an enzyme (e.g., farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase) in the pathway from isopentenyl pyrophosphate to farnesyl pyrophosphate. Vectors and plasmids including such DNA are also set forth. The invention also includes host cells transformed by such DNAs, or vectors or plasmids containing such DNAs. A process for the production of astaxanthin and/or farnesyl pyrophosphate using such transformed host cells is also provided.