Patent ID: 9359623
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: C12N,C12P,G01N,Y02P

Claim Text:
1. A method for producing a monounsaturated fatty acid in a photosynthetic Cyanobacterium comprising: (i) providing a photosynthetic Cyanobacterium, wherein the photosynthetic Cyanobacterium is: wherein co-expression of the oleoyl- and/or palmitoleoyl-ACP thioesterase with the stearoyl-ACP-desaturase in the photosynthetic Cyanobacterium produces or catalyzes the synthesis of a monounsaturated fatty acid in the photosynthetic Cyanobacterium; and (ii) culturing the photosynthetic Cyanobacterium in a culture medium such that the oleoyl- and/or palmitoleoyl-ACP thioesterase is or are co-expressed with the stearoyl-ACP-desaturase, thereby producing the monounsaturated fatty acid.