Patent ID: 7223543

Claim:
An isolated nucleic acid molecule which encodes a polypeptide with conjugated linoleic acid isomerase activity, or the full complement thereof, selected from the group consisting of: a) a nucleic acid molecule comprising the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, b) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence which encodes a polypeptide sequence comprising the amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:2, c) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence which is a derivative of the nucleic acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, which encodes a polypeptide having at least 98% identity to the entire amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:2 without substantially reducing the enzymatic activity of the polypeptide; and d) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence which is at least 95% identical to the entire nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1 and encodes a polypeptide having conjugated linoleic acid isomerase activity.