Patent ID: 6043411
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: C12N,C12Y

Abstract:
An isolated polynucleotide molecule encoding a protein having an activity of desaturating lipid-bound fatty acids at the .DELTA.9 position, wherein said polynucleotide molecule comprises a nucleotide sequence that is present in the genus Anacystis and that hybridizes to a probe having a nucleotide the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 or SEQ ID NO:3 under (A) an incubation condition of 55.degree. C. for 16 hours in a solution consisting of 6.times.SSPE, 02% SDS and 100 g/ml herring sperm DNA, and (B) washing condition of twice for 15 minutes each in 2.times.SSC at room temperature.