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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2007
Applicants:
Qilin Chen, Saskatoon, CA;
Jitao Zou, Saskatoon, CA;
Zhifu Zheng, Zionsville, IN (US);
Jingyu Xu, Saskatoon, CA;
Inventors:
Qilin Chen, Saskatoon, CA;
Jitao Zou, Saskatoon, CA;
Zhifu Zheng, Zionsville, IN (US);
Jingyu Xu, Saskatoon, CA;
Assignees:
National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, CA;
Dow Agrosciences LLC, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 1/00 (2006.01); A01H 5/00 (2006.01); A01H 5/10 (2006.01); C12N 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Described nucleic acid molecules (and corresponding peptides) 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.