US 2003/0152983 A1Published application

Desaturase

AssigneeThe University of Bristol

InventorsJohnathan A. Napier, Louise Michaelson, Keith Stobart

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This invention relates to cDNA sequences encoding Δ5-fatty acid desaturases comprising the sequences shown in SEQ.1 and SEQ.2.

Dependent claims

An isolated animal Δ5-fatty acid desaturase and functional portions thereof.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

C12N 9/0083
Acting on paired donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen: miscellaneous
C12N 15/8247
Involving biosynthetic or metabolic pathways, i.e. metabolic engineering, e.g. nicotine, caffeine: involving modified lipid metabolism, e.g. seed…
C12P 7/6427
Fatty acids: polyunsaturated fatty acids [PUFA], i.e. having two or more double bonds in their backbone
C12P 7/6472
Glycerides: containing polyunsaturated fatty acid [PUFA] residues, i.e. having two or more double bonds in their backbone

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