Patent ID: 7326551
Filing Date: 2008-02-05
Classification: C12N,Y02E

Abstract:
1. An isolated nucleic acid molecule which encodes a polypeptide comprising a nucleotide sequence which is at least about 90% identical to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:3, or SEQ ID NO:5, or a full complement thereof; or a nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid molecule comprising SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:3, or SEQ ID NO:5, or a full complement thereof, under stringent conditions comprising hybridization in 6×SSC at about 45° C. followed by one or more washes in 0.2×SSC, 0.1% SDS at 65° C., wherein said polypeptide is capable of decarboxylating pyruvate into acetaldehyde.