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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2003
Applicants:
Rainer Kalscheuer, Münster, DE;
Alexander Steinbuchel, Altenberge, DE;
Toni Voelker, Davis, CA (US);
Inventors:
Rainer Kalscheuer, Münster, DE;
Alexander Steinbuchel, Altenberge, DE;
Toni Voelker, Davis, CA (US);
Assignee:
Monsanto Technology, L.L.C., St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/64 (2006.01); C12N 1/21 (2006.01); C12N 1/16 (2006.01); C12N 15/63 (2006.01); C12N 5/02 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01); C12N 9/00 (2006.01); C12N 9/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides polypeptides having wax ester synthase and acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase activity. Also provided are the nucleic acids encoding such polypeptides, cells and organisms transformed therewith and methods of use thereof. The invention allows the modification of lipid profiles in host cells and organisms. Novel methods for the production of waxy esters are also provided by the invention.