Patent ID: 7049487
Filing Date: 2006-05-23
Classification: C12N

Abstract:
1. An isolated DNA encoding a protein having neoxanthin cleavage activity, wherein said protein is selected from the group consisting of: (a) a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:6; (b) a protein encoded by a polynucleotide that hybridizes under highly stringent conditions with a DNA comprising a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:5, wherein said highly stringent conditions are: hybridization in a solution containing 30% formamide, 6×SSC, 5× Denhardt's solution, and 100 μg/ml denatured salmon sperm DNA at 37° C. and washing in 0.1×SSC, 0.1% SDS at 60° C. for 15 min; and (c) a protein comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 95% identical to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:6.