Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving nucleic acid
Reexamination Certificate
2007-03-05
2009-06-30
Guzo, David (Department: 1636)
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...
Involving nucleic acid
C435S254100, C435S254110, C435S254200, C435S254220, C435S041000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07553628
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to methods for the production of ω-3 and/or ω-6 fatty acids in oleaginous yeast. Thus, desaturases and elongases able to catalyze the conversion of linoleic acid (LA) to γ-linolenic acid (GLA); α-linoleic acid (ALA) to stearidonic acid (STA); GLA to dihomo-γ-linoleic acid (DGLA); STA to eicosatetraenoic acid (ETA); DGLA to arachidonic acid (ARA); ETA to eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA); DGLA to ETA; EPA to docosapentaenoic acid (DPA); and ARA to EPA have been introduced into the genome ofYarrowiafor synthesis of ARA and EPA.
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Picataggio Stephen K.
Yadav Narendra S.
Zhu Quinn Qun
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
Feltham S. Neil
Guzo David
Joike Michele K.
Smith Loretta F.
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