Patent ID: 7091031
Filing Date: 2006-08-15
Classification: C12N,C12P

Abstract:
1. An isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding a carotenoid hydroxylase enzyme selected from the group consisting of: (a) an isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding an amino acid as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 17; (b) an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a first nucleotide sequence encoding a carotenoid hydroxylase enzyme having at least 95% identity to a polypeptide comprised of an amino acid sequence as represented by SEQ ID NO: 17; (c) an isolated nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes with (a) under the following hybridization conditions: 0.1×SSC, 0.1% SDS, 65° C. and washed with 2×SSC, 0.1% SDS followed by 0.1×SSC, 0.1% SDS; and (d) an isolated nucleic acid molecule that is complementary to (a), (b), or (c).