Patents Assigned to Miami University and Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
  • Fatty acid elongases
    Publication number: 20020066123
    Abstract: Nucleic acids are disclosed that encode fatty acid &bgr;-keto acyl synthases from plants. Such synthases are effective for producing very long chain fatty acids (VLCFA), e.g., C22 to C26, preferentially saturated but also monounsaturated. Also disclosed are polypeptides encoded by such nucleic acids. Transgenic plants expressing these polypeptides exhibit altered levels of VLCFA in one or more tissues, such as seeds of leaves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Applicant: Miami University and Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
    Inventors: Jan G. Jaworski, Martha Ann Post-Beittenmiller, James Todd