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US 2018/0148728 A1Published application
Mutant having ability to overproduce carotenoids and method for producing carotenoids by using same
AssigneeAjou University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
InventorsPyung Cheon LEE, Bo Hyun CHOI, Sun Hyoung CHOI
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Abstract
Provided is a mutant having an ability to overproduce carotenoids and a method for producing carotenoids by using the mutant. The mutant, of which mutations are induced by irradiation after being transformed with a recombinant vector according to the subject matter, has an excellent ability to produce carotenoids and can be mass-produced, and thus can be useful in various industrial fields, which use carotenoids, such as cosmetics, food, and feed.
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A mutant strain having an ability to over-produce a carotenoid, which is mutagenized by irradiation,
- wherein the mutant strain includes a CrtE gene encoding geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase;
- a CrtB gene encoding phytoene synthase;
- a CrtI gene encoding phytoene desaturase;
- a CrtY gene encoding lycopene beta cyclase;
- a CrtX gene encoding glucosyl transferase;
- and a CrtZ gene encoding beta-carotene hydroxylase, and is transformed with a recombinant vector for production of a carotenoid.
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