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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2007
Applicants:
Jitao Zou, Saskatoon, CA;
Qilin Chen, Saskatoon, CA;
Zhifu Zheng, Zionsville, IN (US);
Jingyu Xu, Saskatoon, CA;
Inventors:
Jitao Zou, Saskatoon, CA;
Qilin Chen, Saskatoon, CA;
Zhifu Zheng, Zionsville, IN (US);
Jingyu Xu, Saskatoon, CA;
Assignees:
National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, CA;
Dow Agrosciences LCC, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/573 (2006.01); C12N 9/00 (2006.01); C12N 9/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Nucleic acid molecules identified in encode lyso-phosphatidylcholine (LPC) acyltransferases. Over-expression of the LPC acyltransferases in a cell may lead to enhanced production of PUFA, or other unusual fatty acids, and/or to increased oil content in the cell.