Acetyl transferases and their use for producing carotenoids
AssigneeDsm IP Assets B.V.
InventorsChristopher Farrell, Peter Houston, Lisa Laprade, Nathalie Balch, Maria Mayorga
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Abstract
The present invention relates to acetyl transferases, nucleic acid sequences coding therefore, expression constructs and vectors comprising these sequences, microorganisms transformed therewith and use thereof.
Claims6
A process for conversion of at least one carotenoid selected from the group consisting of zeaxanthin, astaxanthin, lutein, and beta-cryptoxanthin, containing at least one ring-associated hydroxyl-group, into the corresponding partially or fully acetylated carotenoid molecule, comprising using a carotenoid-producing oleaginous fungus or bacterium which has been transformed with a polynucleotide encoding at least one heterologous enzyme having acetyl transferase activity and expresses said enzyme, wherein said enzyme comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:6.
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