Biosynthesis of cannabinoids and cannabinoid precursors
AssigneeGinkgo Bioworks, Inc.
InventorsKim Cecelia Anderson, Elena Brevnova, Dylan Alexander Carlin, Brian Carvalho, Nicholas Flores, Katrina Forrest, Massimo Merighi, Gabriel Rodriguez, Emily E. Wrenbeck
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Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure relate to biosynthesis of cannabinoids and cannabinoid precursors in recombinant cells and in vitro.
Claims19
-71. (canceled)
A yeast cell for producing a cannabinoid compound or a cannabinoid precursor that comprises a heterologous polynucleotide encoding a polyketide synthase (PKS), wherein the PKS comprises an amino acid sequence that has at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:
- 7 or wherein the PKS comprises a conservatively substituted version of SEQ ID NO:
- 7.
The yeast cell of 72, wherein the heterologous polynucleotide comprises a nucleotide sequence that has at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:
- 38 or 176.
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