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Title:
新しいカロテノイドケトラーゼ
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP5624974
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
Novel CrtW carotenoid ketolase are provided that are useful for the production of ketocarotenoids. The ketolases genes of the present invention exhibit low homology in comparison to other CrtW ketolases previously reported. Expression of the carotenoid ketolases in heterologous hosts enabled production of canthaxanthin and astaxanthin. Coexpression experiments using divergent crtW genes resulted in increased production of the desired ketocarotenoids.

Inventors:
チエング,シオング
タオ,ルアン
ヤオ,ヘンリー
Application Number:
JP2011264198A
Publication Date:
November 12, 2014
Filing Date:
December 02, 2011
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Assignee:
イー・アイ・デュポン・ドウ・ヌムール・アンド・カンパニーE.I.DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
International Classes:
C12N15/09; A01H5/00; C07H21/04; C12N1/15; C12N1/19; C12N1/20; C12N1/21; C12N5/10; C12N9/02; C12N15/74; C12P23/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Junji Yuita
Noriyuki Takebayashi