Patent ID: 8110670

Claim:
A cultured recombinant cell, said cell comprising, (a) at least one gene encoding a fatty acid derivative enzyme selected from an acyl-CoA synthase (EC 2.3.1.86), a thioesterase (EC 3.1.2.- or EC 3.1.1.5), an acyl-CoA reductase (EC 1.2.1.50), a fatty alcohol forming acyl-CoA reductase (EC 1,1.1.*), and an ester synthase (EC 2.3.1.20 or EC 2.3.1.75), which gene is over-expressed, and (b) a gene encoding an acyl-CoA dehydrogenase enzyme (EC 1.3.99.3), wherein expression of the gene encoding said acyl-CoA dehydrogenase enzyme is attenuated, and wherein when cultured in the presence of a carbon source said cultured recombinant cell produces a fatty acid derivative selected from a fatty acid, a fatty aldehyde, a fatty alcohol and a fatty ester.