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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2015
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Kobe-shi, Hyogo, JP;
Osaka University, Suita-shi, Osaka, JP;
Haruhiko Yamaguchi, Kobe, JP;
Yukino Inoue, Kobe, JP;
Keiji Takagi, Kobe, JP;
Kazuhisa Fushihara, Kobe, JP;
Toshiya Muranaka, Suita, JP;
Keiko Suzuki, Suita, JP;
Kanako Kobayashi, Suita, JP;
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., Kobe-shi, Hyogo, JP;
OSAKA UNIVERSITY, Suita-shi, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of increasing production of amorpha-4,11-diene and a method of increasing production of natural rubber. The present invention relates to a method of increasing production of amorpha-4,11-diene which includes the step of attaching an enzyme inhibitor tointo which has been introduced a gene encoding amorphadiene synthase. The enzyme inhibitor inhibits at least one enzyme other than amorphadiene synthase, that catalyzes an enzymatic reaction in which farnesyl diphosphate acts as a substrate. The present invention also relates to a method of increasing production of natural rubber which includes the step of attaching an enzyme inhibitor to a rubber-producing plant. The enzyme inhibitor inhibits at least one enzyme other than enzymes involved in natural rubber synthesis, that catalyzes an enzymatic reaction in which farnesyl diphosphate acts as a substrate.