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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2015
Applicant:
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
Daniel K Solaiman, Dresher, PA (US);
Richard D Ashby, Glenside, PA (US);
Jonathan A. Zerkowski, Lexington, MA (US);
Robert A Moreau, Quakertown, PA (US);
Yanhong Liu, Warrington, PA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/10 (2006.01); C12P 21/06 (2006.01); C12P 19/34 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C12N 1/00 (2006.01); C12N 5/07 (2010.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01); C07K 1/00 (2006.01); C12P 19/44 (2006.01); C12P 19/18 (2006.01); C12P 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 19/44 (2013.01); C12N 9/1051 (2013.01); C12P 19/18 (2013.01); C12P 33/00 (2013.01); C12Y 204/01017 (2013.01); Y02P 20/52 (2015.11);
Abstract
The isolation and characterization of a glucosyltransferase gene fromis disclosed. Use of the glucosyltransferase enzyme for the production of glucosylated sterol and hydroxyl-fatty acid substrates is also disclosed. This enzyme has broad-specificity and is useful for the production of sophorolipids both in-vivo and in-vitro.