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EP 1646713 A2 20060419 - GENES ENCODING CAROTENOID COMPOUNDS

Title (en)

GENES ENCODING CAROTENOID COMPOUNDS

Title (de)

CAROTINOIDVERBINDUNGEN CODIERENDE GENE

Title (fr)

GENES CODANT DES COMPOSES CAROTENOIDES

Publication

EP 1646713 A2 20060419 (EN)

Application

EP 04778321 A 20040714

Priority

  • US 2004022747 W 20040714
  • US 48818303 P 20030717
  • US 52708303 P 20031203

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2005010156A2] A carotenogenic biosynthetic gene cluster has been isolated from Panteoa stewartii strain DC413, wherein the genetic organization of the cluster is crtE-idi-crtX-crtY-crtI-crtB-crtZ. The genes contained within this cluster encode geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate (GGPP) synthetase (CrtE), isopentenyl pyrophosphate isomerase (Idi), zeaxanthin glucosyl transferase (CrtX), lycopene cyclase (CrtY), phytoene desaturase (CrtI), phytoene synthase (CrtB), and b-carotene hydroxylase (CrtZ). The gene cluster, genes and their products are useful for the conversion of farnesyl pyrophosphate to carotenoids. Vectors containing those DNA segments, host cells containing the vectors and methods for producing those enzymes by recombinant DNA technology in transformed host organisms are disclosed.

IPC 1-7

C12N 1/00

IPC 8 full level

C07H 21/02 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01); C12N 1/21 (2006.01); C12N 9/00 (2006.01); C12N 9/02 (2006.01); C12N 9/10 (2006.01); C12N 9/90 (2006.01); C12N 15/74 (2006.01); C12P 7/26 (2006.01); C12P 23/00 (2006.01)

IPC 8 main group level

C12N (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C12N 9/0004 (2013.01); C12N 9/0083 (2013.01); C12N 9/1051 (2013.01); C12N 9/1085 (2013.01); C12N 9/90 (2013.01); C12Y 205/01029 (2013.01); C12Y 503/03002 (2013.01); Y02E 50/30 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2005010156A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2005010156 A2 20050203; WO 2005010156 A3 20070503; AU 2004260061 A1 20050203; CA 2527557 A1 20050203; EP 1646713 A2 20060419

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2004022747 W 20040714; AU 2004260061 A 20040714; CA 2527557 A 20040714; EP 04778321 A 20040714