Method of Producing Lipid
AssigneeKao Corporation
InventorTatsuro OZAKI
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Abstract
A method of producing lipids, containing the steps of: culturing an alga in which expression of a gene encoding a protein containing a thioredoxin domain and a thioredoxin reductase domain is enhanced, and producing fatty acids or lipids containing the same as components.
Claims19
A method of producing lipids, comprising the steps of:
- introducing a gene encoding a protein containing a thioredoxin domain and a thioredoxin reductase domain into an algal host to enhance expression of the gene,
- culturing the algal host,
- and
- producing fatty acids or lipids containing the same as components.
A method of improving lipid productivity, comprising
- introducing a gene encoding a protein containing a thioredoxin domain and a thioredoxin reductase domain into an algal host to enhance expression of the gene, thereby improving the amount of total fatty acids produced in a cell of the algal host.
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A transformant of an alga, wherein the transformant comprises a gene encoding a protein containing a thioredoxin domain and a thioredoxin reductase domain that has been introduced into the transformant, thereby enhancing expression of the gene in the transformant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.