48 results about "Lycopene cyclase" patented technology

The invention discloses a recombinant bacterium for producing beta-carotene as well as a construction method and application of the recombinant bacterium. The construction method comprises the following steps: respectively constructing superstrong gene expression modules of protein phytoene synthetase / lycopene cyclase coded by beta-carotene synthetic genes optimized by codons, phytoene dehydrogenase, protein geranyl diphosphate synthase coded by MAV (micro aerial vehicle) pathway genes and 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase; assembling the gene expression modules in vitro, so as to obtain four plasmids of the gene expression modules, integrating the plasmids into a host bacteria genome which does not produce beta-carotene and screening orange single colonies, so as to obtain the recombinant bacterium for producing beta-carotene. The recombinant bacterium disclosed by the invention is adopted for producing beta-carotene by fermental cultivation, and the yield of beta-carotene can reach 26.03mg / g DCW. Therefore, the recombinant bacterium has high performance of producing beta-carotene.

The present invention relates to the DNA sequence for eukaryotic genes encoding epsi cyclase isolated from romaine lettuce as well as vectors containing the same and hosts transformed with said vectors. The present invention provides methods for controlling the ratio of various carotenoids in a host and to the production of novel carotenoid pigments. The present invention also provides a method for treating disease by administering carotenoids obtained from transformed hosts, or by administering a composition containing the transformed hosts.

The present invention provides recombinant DNA comprising a transcription promoter and a downstream sequence to be expressed, in operable linkage therewith, wherein the transcription promoter comprises a region found upstream of the open reading frame of a highly expressed Phaffia gene, preferably a glycolytic pathway gene, more preferably the gene coding for Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase. Further preferred recombinant DNAs according to the invention contain promoters of ribosomal protein encoding genes, more preferably wherein the transcription promoter comprises a region found upstream of the open reading frame encoding a protein as represented by one of the amino acid sequences depicted in any one of SEQIDNOs: 24 to 50. According to a further aspect of the invention an isolated DNA sequence coding for an enzyme involved in the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway of Phaffia rhodozyma is provided, preferably wherein said enzyme has an activity selected from isopentenyl pyrophosphate isomerase activity, geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase activity, phytoene synthase activity, phytoene desaturase activity and lycopene cyclase activity, still more preferably those coding for an enzyme having an amino acid sequence selected from the one represented by SEQIDNO: 13, SEQIDNO: 15, SEQIDNO: 17, SEQIDNO: 19, SEQIDNO: 21 or SEQIDNO: 23. Further embodiments concern vectors, transformed host organisms, methods for making proteins and / or carotenoids, such as astaxanthin, and methods for isolating highly expressed promoters from Phaffa.

A carotenogenic biosynthetic gene cluster has been isolated from Panteoa stewartii strain DC413, wherein the genetic organization of the cluster is crtE-idi-crtX-crtY-crtI-crtB-crtZ. The genes contained within this cluster encode geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate (GGPP) synthetase (CrtE), isopentenyl pyrophosphate isomerase (Idi), zeaxanthin glucosyl transferase (CrtX), lycopene cyclase (CrtY), phytoene desaturase (CrtI), phytoene synthase (CrtB), and β-carotene hydroxylase (CrtZ). The gene cluster, genes and their products are useful for the conversion of farnesyl pyrophosphate to carotenoids. Vectors containing those DNA segments, host cells containing the vectors and methods for producing those enzymes by recombinant DNA technology in transformed host organisms are disclosed.

Described herein is a novel three domain gene from Schizochytrium, denoted carotene synthase, that encodes a protein with three different enzymatic activities: phytoene dehydrogenase (PD), phytoene synthase (PS), and lycopene cyclase (LC). Also described is the isolated gene encoding the carotene synthase, homologues thereof, the enzyme encoded by such gene, biologically active portions and homologues thereof, recombinant nucleic acid molecules, microorganisms and plants that have been genetically modified to increase or decrease the action of such gene, and methods of producing carotenoids and derivatives thereof or methods of producing microorganisms and lipid products lacking pigmentation using the knowledge of the carotene synthase described herein.

An isolated complementary and genomic DNA segment encoding lycopene cyclase of the B locus of tomato are provided.

The present invention is directed to a DNA sequence comprising one or more DNA sequences selected from the group consisting of a DNA sequence which encodes the GGPP synthase of Flavobacterium sp. R1534 (crtE), a DNA sequence which encodes the prephytoene synthase of Flavobacterium sp. R1534 (crtB), a DNA sequence which encodes the phytoene desaturase of Flavobacterium sp. R1534 (crtI), a DNA sequence which encodes the lycopene cyclase of Flavobacterium sp. R1534 (crtY) or a DNA sequence which encodes the beta -carotene hydroxylase of Flavobacterium sp. R1534 (crtZ) or DNA sequences which are substantially homolgous, vectors comprising such DNA sequences and / or a DNA sequence which encodes the beta -carotene beta 4-oxygenase of Alcaligenes strain PC-1 (crt W) or a DNA sequence which is substantially homologous, cells which are transformed by such DNA sequences and / or vectors, a process for the preparation of a desired carotenoid or a mixture of carotenoids by cultering such transformed cells and a process for the preparation of a food or feed composition. <IMAGE>

The invention relates to Dunaliella gene engineering, in particular to a Dunaliella lycopene-beta-cyclase (LycB) gene knockout vector and application thereof. The LycB gene knockout vector comprises a selection marker gene and is connected to a 3' end homologous recombination region and a 5' homologous recombination region of the LycB gene. The LycB gene knockout vector is applied to culturing LycB gene knockout Dunaliella. The process of biologically synthesizing beta-carotene by using LycB gene knockout Dunaliella is stopped at the lycopene stage; and under the stress condition, high-content lycopene can be accumulated and the accumulation quantity is 3 to 4 percent of the dry weight of the Dunaliella.

The invention discloses genetically engineered bacteria for producing compound carotenoids (including [alpha]-carotene, [beta]-carotene, [delta]-carotene and lycopene) as well as a construction method and an application of the genetically engineered bacteria. The genetically engineered bacteria for producing the compound carotenoids are obtained by linking a musa nana luor. lycopene [epsilon]-cyclase gene to an expression vector and then transforming the gene linked with the expression vector into engineering bacteria containing LYC-LCYB1 plasmids, wherein the nucleotide sequence of the musa nana luor. lycopene [epsilon]-cyclase gene is shown as SEQ ID NO.1. With the application of the genetically engineered bacteria provided by the invention, the compound carotenoids, which are high in proportion of the [alpha]-carotene, can be directly obtained from the bacterium body; and the genetically engineered bacteria have a good application prospect.

Mushrooms genetically engineered to produce provitamin A carotenoids including α-carotene, β-carotene, γ-carotene, and β-cryptoxanthin are provided. In some embodiments, mushrooms are transformed with genes that encode enzymes that have phytoene synthase, pyhtoene dehydrogenase and lycopene cyclase activities and function to convert GGPP to one or more provitamin A carotenoids. Mushrooms are transformed using known methods, including Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. Transgenic mushrooms producing provitamin A carotenoids are useful to treat, alleviate, reduce, and / or inhibit one or more symptoms of a disease or disorder associated with vitamin A deficiency (VAD).

Genes have been isolated from Rhodococcus and Deinococcus which encode a specific lycopene β-cyclase capable of converting acyclic carotenoids with at least one ψ-end group to the corresponding asymmetric carotenoid containing a single β-ionone ring end group. The genes are new. Transformed host cells expressing the present genes and methods for the bio-conversion of acylic carotenoid substrates to corresponding asymmetric carotenoid are also provided.