US 7,479,387 B2 · Compositions and methods for the synthesis and subsequent modification of uridine-5′-diphosphosulfoquinovose (UDP-SQ)

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The present invention is directed to compositions and methods related to the synthesis and modification of uridine-5′-diphospho-sulfoquinovose (UDP-SQ). In particular, the methods of the present invention comprise the utilization of recombinant enzymes from Arabidopsis thaliana, UDP-glucose, and a sulfur donor to synthesize UDP-SQ, and the subsequent modification of UDP-SQ to form compounds including, but not limited to, 6-sulfo-α-D-quinovosyl diaclyglycerol (SQDG) and alkyl sulfoquinovoside. The compositions and methods of the invention provide a more simple, rapid means of synthesizing UDP-SQ, and the subsequent modification of UDP-SQ to compounds including, but not limited to, SQDG.

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A host cell transfected with a first vector comprising the nucleic acid sequence from nucleotide 170 to nucleotide 1603 of SEQ ID NO:

6, and with a second vector comprising the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
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Compositions and methods for the synthesis and subsequent modification of uridine-5′-diphosphosulfoquinovose (UDP-SQ)

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Compositions and methods for the synthesis and subsequent modification of uridine-5′-diphosphosulfoquinovose (UDP-SQ)

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