Patent ID: 7419815

Claim:
An isolated nucleic acid molecule selected from the group consisting of: a) a nucleic acid molecule encoding a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:9 having peptide deformylase activity; b) a nucleic acid molecule encoding a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:8; c) a nucleic acid molecule encoding a polypeptide consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:9 having peptide deformylase activity; d) a nucleic acid molecule encoding a polypeptide consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:8; e) a nucleic acid molecule encoding a polypeptide which is at least 95% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:9 and having peptide deformylase activity; f) a nucleic acid molecule encoding a polypeptide which is at least 95% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:8 and having peptide deformylase activity; g) a nucleic acid molecule encoding a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:9 containing up to 10 conservative amino acid substitutions and having peptide deformylase activity; and h) a nucleic acid molecule encoding a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:8 containing up to 10 conservative amino acid substitutions and having peptide deformylase activity.