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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2007
Tapas Das, Worthington, OH (US);
Pradip Mukerji, Columbus, OH (US);
Padmavathy Krishnan, Hilliard, OH (US);
Amanda E. Leonard, Columbus, OH (US);
Suzette L. Pereira, Westerville, OH (US);
Tapas Das, Worthington, OH (US);
Pradip Mukerji, Columbus, OH (US);
Padmavathy Krishnan, Hilliard, OH (US);
Amanda E. Leonard, Columbus, OH (US);
Suzette L. Pereira, Westerville, OH (US);
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Abstract
The subject invention relates to the identification of a gene involved in the elongation of polyunsaturated fatty acids containing unsaturation at the carbon 9 position (i.e., 'Δ9-elongase') and to uses thereof. In particular, Δ9-elongase may be utilized, for example, in the conversion of linoleic acid (LA, 18:2n-6) to eicosadienoic acid (EDA, 20:2n-6). The production of dihomo-γ-linolenic acid (DGLA, 20:3n-6) from eicosadienoic acid (EDA, 20:2n-6), and arachidonic acid (AA, 20:4n-6) from dihomo-γ-linolenic acid (DGLA, 20:3n-6) is then catalyzed by Δ8-desaturase and Δ5-desaturase, respectively. AA or polyunsaturated fatty acids produced therefrom may be added to pharmaceutical compositions, nutritional compositions, animal feeds, as well as other products such as cosmetics.