Patent ID: 11946087
Assignee: AMYRIS BIO PRODUCTS PORTUGAL, UNIPESSOAL, LDA
Field: Biotechnology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  A | IPC A  C

Claim 18:
19. The method for co-production of isoprenoids of claim 1, wherein the second isoprenoid is β-carotene, and the host cell comprises:
(a) at least one of:
(i) a heterologous nucleic acid encoding a phytoene synthase;
(ii) a heterologous nucleic acid encoding a lycopene cyclase; or
(iii) a heterologous nucleic acid encoding a bifunctional enzyme having phytoene synthase and lycopene cyclase activities; and

(b) a heterologous nucleic acid encoding a phytoene desaturase.