Abstract: The present invention relates to fatty acid 13-hydroperoxide lyase protein from guava (Psidium guajava) and the gene encoding the protein. Expression systems for recombinant guava 13-hydroperoxide lyase and methods of using recombinant guava 13-hydroperoxide lyase for the production of green notes are provided.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 13, 1998
Date of Patent:
March 13, 2001
Assignees:
Fimenrich SA, University of Zurich, Vanderbilt University
Inventors:
Ian Michael Whitehead, Alan John Slusarenko, Urs Wäspi, Duncan James Horatio Gaskin, Alan Richard Brash, Nathalie Tijet