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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2001
Gregory B. Tilton, Pullman, WA (US);
Jay M. Shockey, Pullman, WA (US);
John A. Browse, Pullman, WA (US);
Gregory B. Tilton, Pullman, WA (US);
Jay M. Shockey, Pullman, WA (US);
John A. Browse, Pullman, WA (US);
Washington State University Research Foundation, Pullman, WA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides compositions and methods related to acyl-coenzyme A thioesterases. In particular, the present invention is related to plant acyl-coenzyme A thioesterases. The present invention encompasses both native and recombinant wild-type forms of the enzymes, as well as mutant and variant forms, some of which possess altered characteristics relative to the wild-type enzyme. The present invention also relates to methods of using acyl-CoA thioesterases, including altered expression in transgenic plants and expression in prokaryotes and cell culture systems.