Global Patent Index - EP 1268752 A4

EP 1268752 A4 20040630 - PRODUCTION OF LUTEIN IN MICROORGANISMS

Title (en)

PRODUCTION OF LUTEIN IN MICROORGANISMS

Title (de)

HERSTELLUNG VON LUTEIN IN MIKROORGANISMEN

Title (fr)

PRODUCTION DE LUTEINE DANS DES MICRO-ORGANISMES

Publication

EP 1268752 A4 20040630 (EN)

Application

EP 01914713 A 20010307

Priority

  • US 0107178 W 20010307
  • US 18757600 P 20000307

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0166703A1] A lycopene epsilon cyclase from spinach is described, as is production of lutein in microorganisms by expression of the lycopene epsilon cyclase.

IPC 1-7

C12N 9/02

IPC 8 full level

A23K 1/16 (2006.01); A23L 1/30 (2006.01); C12N 1/13 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C12N 1/21 (2006.01); C12N 9/00 (2006.01); C12N 9/02 (2006.01); C12N 15/09 (2006.01); C12P 23/00 (2006.01); C12R 1/01 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C12N 9/0004 (2013.01); C12P 23/00 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

  • [X] WO 9955887 A2 19991104 - DU PONT [US], et al
  • [X] WO 9961399 A1 19991202 - UNIV MARYLAND [US]
  • [X] WO 9963055 A1 19991209 - UNIV MARYLAND [US], et al
  • [X] RONEN ET AL: "regulation of carotenoid biosynthesis during tomato fruit development: expression of the gene for lycopene epsilon-cyclase is down-regulated during ripening and is elevated in the mutant", PLANT JOURNAL, BLACKWELL SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS, OXFORD, GB, vol. 17, no. 4, LELYCOCYC, February 1999 (1999-02-01), pages 341 - 351, XP002123127, ISSN: 0960-7412, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:EBI>
  • [A] HIRSCHBERG JOSEPH: "Production of high-value compounds: Carotenoids and vitamin E", CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY, LONDON, GB, vol. 10, no. 2, April 1999 (1999-04-01), pages 186 - 191, XP002162837, ISSN: 0958-1669
  • [PX] CUNNINGHAM F X ET AL: "One ring or two? Determination of ring number in carotenoids by lycopene epsilon-cyclases", PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF USA, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. WASHINGTON, US, vol. 98, no. 5, 27 February 2001 (2001-02-27), pages 2905 - 2910, XP002220813, ISSN: 0027-8424
  • [PX] POGSON B J ET AL: "GENETIC MANIPULATION OF CAROTENOID BIOSYNTHESIS AND PHOTOPROTECTION", PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, ROYAL SOCIETY, LONDON, GB, vol. 355, no. 1402, 29 October 2000 (2000-10-29), pages 1395 - 1403, XP009018832, ISSN: 0962-8436 & DATABASE EMBL [online] XP002268407, retrieved from EBI Database accession no. Y14387
  • See references of WO 0166703A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0166703 A1 20010913; AU 4006901 A 20010917; EP 1268752 A1 20030102; EP 1268752 A4 20040630; JP 2003525626 A 20030902

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0107178 W 20010307; AU 4006901 A 20010307; EP 01914713 A 20010307; JP 2001565860 A 20010307