Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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20100113811 | DELTA-15 DESATURASES GENES SUITABLE FOR INCREASING LEVELS OF OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS - The present invention relates to fungal Δ-15 fatty acid desaturases that are able to catalyze the conversion of linoleic acid (18:2, LA) to alpha-linolenic acid (18:3, ALA). Nucleic acid sequences encoding the desaturases, nucleic acid sequences which hybridize thereto, DNA constructs comprising the desaturase genes, and recombinant host plants and microorganisms expressing increased levels of the desaturases are described. Methods of increasing production of specific omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids by over-expression of the Δ-15 fatty acid desaturases are also described herein. | 05-06-2010 |
20110269983 | PRODUCTION OF VERY LONG CHAIN POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS IN OILSEED PLANTS - Oilseed plants which have been transformed to produce very long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, recombinant constructs used in such transformations, methods for producing such fatty acids in a plant are described and uses of oils and seeds obtained from such transformed plants in a variety of food and feed applications are described. | 11-03-2011 |
20110275846 | PRODUCTION OF OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS BY MYXOBACTERIA - The present invention provides a method for producing ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids by culturing specific myxobacterial stains and myxobacterial strains suitable for said method. | 11-10-2011 |
20120116108 | MICROORGANISMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS - Methods of producing an unsaturated free fatty acid comprising at least 18 carbon atoms are provided. In some embodiments, the methods comprise culturing an engineered microorganism in a culture medium, wherein the engineered microorganism comprises at least one recombinant enzyme selected from acyl-lipid desaturase delta-9 (EC:1.14.19.1), acyl-lipid desaturase delta-12 (EC:1.14.19.6), acyl-lipid desaturase delta-15 (EC:1.14.19.-), and thioesterase (EC:3.1.2.14). Engineered microorganisms comprising at least one of those recombinant enzymes are also provided. The methods and organisms can be used to produce at least one free fatty acid selected from oleic acid, linoleic acid and α-linolenic acid. | 05-10-2012 |
20120215018 | SYNTHESIS OF LONG-CHAIN POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS BY RECOMBINANT CELLS - The present invention relates to methods of synthesizing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially eicosapentaenoic acid, docosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, in recombinant cells such as yeast or plant cells. Also provided are recombinant cells or plants which produce long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a group of new enzymes which possess desatorase or elongase activity that can be used in methods of synthesizing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. | 08-23-2012 |
20120226062 | MUTANT DELTA-9 ELONGASES AND THEIR USE IN MAKING POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS - Mutant delta-9 elongases having the ability to convert linoleic acid [18:2, LA] to eicosadienoic acid [20:2, EDA] and/or α-linolenic [18:3, ALA] to eicosatrienoic acid [20:3, ETrA] are disclosed herein. Isolated nucleic acid fragments and recombinant constructs comprising such fragments encoding mutant delta-9 elongases, along with a method of making long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids [“PUFAs”] using these mutant delta-9 elongases in oleaginous yeast are also disclosed. | 09-06-2012 |
20120264960 | NOVEL ACETYL-CoA CARBOXYLASE - The present invention provides a novel acetyl-CoA carboxylase. The object of the present invention is attained by the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 of the present invention. | 10-18-2012 |
20150320084 | ENHANCED PRODUCTION OF LIPIDS CONTAINING POLYENOIC FATTY ACIDS BY VERY HIGH DENSITY CULTURES OF EUKARYOTIC MICROBES IN FERMENTORS - The present invention provides a process for growing eukaryotic microorganisms which are capable of producing lipids, in particular lipids containing polyenoic fatty acids. The present invention also provides a process for producing eukaryotic microbial lipids. | 11-12-2015 |