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US 5,849,894 AGranted
Rhodospirillum rubrum poly-.beta.-hydroxyalkanoate synthase
AssigneeMonsanto Company
InventorsThomas E. Clemente, Ganesh M. Kishore, Timothy A. Mitsky, David M. Stark
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Abstract
Isolated DNA fragments encoding a Rhodospirillum rubrum (ATCC 25903) polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) synthase, or biologically functional equivalents thereof, are provided. Also provided is the deduced amino acid sequence of the R. rubrum PHA synthase. These molecules are useful in the production of PHAs in bacteria and plants.
Claims10
An isolated DNA molecule, comprising a nucleotide sequence elected from the group consisting of:
- (a) the nucleotide sequence of the coding strand shown in SEQ ID NO:1, or the complement thereof;
- (b) a nucleotide sequence that hybridizes to said nucleotide sequence of (a) under a wash stringency equivalent to 0.5.times. SSC to 2.times. SSC, 0.1% SDS, at 55.degree.-65.degree. C., and which encodes an enzyme having Rhodospirillum rubrum poly-.beta.-hydroxyalkanoate synthase enzymatic activity;
- (c) a nucleotide sequence encoding the same genetic information as said nucleotide sequence of (a), but which is degenerate in accordance with the degeneracy of the genetic code;
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- (d) a nucleotide sequence encoding the same genetic information as said nucleotide sequence of (b), but which is degenerate in accordance with the degeneracy of the genetic code.
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An isolated DNA molecule, comprising the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:1.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.