METHODS OF MODIFYING THE PRODUCTION OF ISOPENTENYL PYROPHOSPHATE, DIMETHYLALLYL PYROPHOSPHATE AND/OR ISOPRENOIDS - Patent 1078045

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EP 1 078 045 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	28.02.2001 Bulletin 2001/09

(21)	Application number: 99922707.7

(22)	Date of filing: 13.05.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: C12N 9/02, C12N 9/04, C12N 1/20, C12N 15/00, C07H 21/04

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9907/041

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9958/649 (18.11.1999 Gazette 1999/46)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

13.05.1998 US 85258 P

(71)	Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK
	College Park, MD 20742 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	CUNNINGHAM, Francis, X. Chevy Chase, MD 20815 (US) DELLAPENNA, Dean Reno, NV 89557 (US) MOEHS, Charles, P. Reno, NV 89509 (US)

(74)	Representative: Driver, Virginia Rozanne et al
	Page White & Farrer54 Doughty Street London WC1N 2LS London WC1N 2LS (GB)

(54)	METHODS OF MODIFYING THE PRODUCTION OF ISOPENTENYL PYROPHOSPHATE, DIMETHYLALLYL PYROPHOSPHATE AND/OR ISOPRENOIDS