PUPA-PKS GENE DERIVED FROM ULKENIA

• Main Authors: KIY THOMAS, LUY MARKUS, RUESING MATTHIAS
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 25.10.2012
• Subjects: ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES AND WAXES; BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CANDLES; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; CULTURE MEDIA; DETERGENTS; ENZYMOLOGY; FATS, OILS OR FATTY ACIDS BY CHEMICAL MODIFICATION OF FATS,OILS, OR FATTY ACIDS OBTAINED THEREFROM; FATTY ACIDS FROM FATS, OILS OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIREDCHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERSFROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; SPIRITS; VINEGAR; WINE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To identify and isolate a PUFA-PKS gene from a microorganism Ulkenia species producing DHA, perfectly suitable for production of PUFA by taking the existing technology into consideration.SOLUTION: The appropriate PUFA-PKS gene derived from a Ulkenia species being an efficient PUFA producer is identified and isolated.