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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015

Filed:

Mar. 19, 2010
Applicants:

Kirk E. Apt, Ellicott City, MD (US);

Leslie Richter, Broomfield, CO (US);

David Simpson, Boulder, CO (US);

Ross Zirkle, Mt. Airy, MD (US);

Inventors:

Kirk E. Apt, Ellicott City, MD (US);

Leslie Richter, Broomfield, CO (US);

David Simpson, Boulder, CO (US);

Ross Zirkle, Mt. Airy, MD (US);

Assignee:

DSM IP Assets B.V., Heerlen, NL;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/52 (2006.01); C12P 7/64 (2006.01); C12N 9/04 (2006.01); C12N 15/82 (2006.01); C12N 15/63 (2006.01); C12N 5/10 (2006.01); A61K 38/43 (2006.01); A61K 38/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/6427 (2013.01); C12N 9/0006 (2013.01); C12N 15/8247 (2013.01); C12P 7/6472 (2013.01); A61K 38/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present invention is directed to isolated nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides of thraustochytrid polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) synthases involved in the production of PUFAs, including PUFAs enriched in docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), or a combination thereof. The present invention is directed to vectors and host cells comprising the nucleic acid molecules, polypeptides encoded by the nucleic acid molecules, compositions comprising the nucleic acid molecules or polypeptides, and methods of making and uses thereof.


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