Algal elongases

• US 8,809,046 B2
• Filed: 04/29/2012
• Issued: 08/19/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Aurora Algae, Incorporated (Reliance Industries Limited)
• Original Assignee: Aurora Algae, Incorporated (Reliance Industries Limited)
• Inventors: Kilian, Oliver, Vick, Bertrand
• Primary Examiner(s): Steadman, David J
• Assistant Examiner(s): HOLLAND, PAUL J
• Application Number:
  US13/459,215
• Publication Number:
  US 20120277418A1
• Time in Patent Office: 842 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 435/320.1
• CPC Class Codes: C12N 15/79 Vectors or expression systems specially adapted for eukaryotic hosts
• CPC Class Codes: C12N 15/8247 involving modified lipid metabolism, e.g. seed oil composition
• CPC Class Codes: C12N 9/1029 transferring groups other than amino-acyl groups (2.3.1)
• CPC Class Codes: C12N 9/93 Ligases (6)
• CPC Class Codes: C12Y 602/01003 Long-chain-fatty-acid-CoA ligase (6.2.1.3)

Abstract

Provided herein are exemplary isolated nucleotide sequences encoding polypeptides having elongase activity, which utilize fatty acids as substrates.

Claims

1. A transformation vector comprising an isolated nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide having elongase activity, wherein the isolated nucleic acid comprises the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:

1.

2. The transformation vector of claim 1, wherein the polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequence set forth in of SEQ ID NO:

9.