Patent ID: 6559297
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: C12N

Abstract:
An isolated nucleic acid encoding a terpene synthase having a region with 20% or greater sequence identity to residues 265 to 535 of SEQ ID NO: 2, said synthase comprising nine &agr;-carbons having interatomic distances in Angstroms between said a-carbons that are Â±2.3 Angstroms of the following interatomic distances:&agr;-Carbon12345678910.08.413.712.711.910.213.19.412.828.40.011.38.710.27.214.815.117.4313.711.30.03.85.49.36.613.913.7412.78.73.80.03.86.09.215.416.1511.910.25.43.80.05.07.814.615.5610.27.29.36.05.00.012.016.118.0713.114.86.69.27.812.00.010.29.589.415.113.915.414.616.110.20.03.8912.817.413.716.115.518.09.53.80.0the center point of each said &agr;-carbon positioned within a sphere having a radius of 2.3 Angstroms, the center points of each said sphere having the following structural coordinates:&agr;-Carbon NumberX PositionY PositionZ Position1120.20338.69543.5062114.05843.88441.0153106.80736.33645.1514107.62938.01041.8045109.37534.84240.6176111.94437.85437.6027110.23331.09847.3618118.84634.44351.7969116.46132.84854.290each said &agr;-carbon having an associated R-group, said synthase having an ordered arrangement of said R-groups other than the following ordered arrangements of R-groups:TABLE 9Ordered Arrangements of &agr;-Carbons 1-9123456789AWITTYLCTYBWISTYLCTYCWICGYLCLYDWISGYLCLYEWLAGYIALYFWLTVHLGVYGWLAGYIALYHWIVGNLFLYIWITAGLSCYJWVSCIMGSYKFFITATGTYLWNISGMLMYMWVSSYLGLYNFFTLALGSYOWNSGPLLMYPWNGGILLIYQYLVTMTGTYRWIISAILIYSWFSSVILIYTWIVASILIYUWNISSIFMYVLAIGQLSIFWSSIALVGFYXLCCGHSLGYYSFSSVILVYZWASGMLGIYAAANLTSTCLYBBLCSAYVLLYCCWATGMLSMYDDMCSSGILVYEESGVGLCWFYFFSGALGVGFYGGSGFALIGFYHHAGFALIGFYIIWVTGLVISYJJWASGMLGIYKKWISTYLCTYLLWITTYLCTYMMWNISGMLMYNNAAIGQLSIFOOAIVASILIâ€‰Y.