Patent ID: 8895277
Filing Date: 2014-11-25
Classification: C07K,C12N,C12P,C12Q,C12Y

Abstract:
1. A host cell comprising a heterologous polynucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide from a legume having isoprene synthase activity in operable combination with a promoter, wherein said polypeptide has at least 85% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 3 or at least 90% identity to SEQ ID NO: 9, wherein said isoprene synthase has one or more properties selected from the group consisting of a K cat value of at least about 1.3, a K m value of at least about 2.5, and a K i value of at least about 13.0, and wherein said isolated polypeptide is not from P. montana.