US 7,498,427 B2
Nucleotide sequences of a new class of diverged delta-9 stearoyl-ACP desaturase genes
John R. Booth, Boothywn, Pa. (US); Rebecca E. Cahoon, Webster Groves, Mo. (US); William D. Hitz, Wilmington, Del. (US); Anthony J. Kinney, Wilmington, Del. (US); and Narendra S. Yadav, Chadds Ford, Pa. (US)
Assigned to E. I. Du Pont DeNemours & Company, Wilmington, Del. (US)
Filed on Nov. 04, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/981,293.
Application 10/981293 is a continuation of application No. 09/934900, filed on Aug. 22, 2001, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/226996, filed on Aug. 22, 2000.
Prior Publication US 2005/0066390 A1, Mar. 24, 2005
Int. Cl. C07H 21/04 (2006.01); C12N 15/82 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 536—23.2  [435/419; 435/252.3] 9 Claims
 
1. An isolated polynucleotide comprising:
(a) a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide having delta-9 fatty acid desaturase activity that has at least 80% identity based on the Clustal method of alignment with pairwise alignment default parameters of KTUPLE=1, GAP PENALTY=3, WINDOW=5 and DIAGONALS SAVED=5, when compared to a polypeptide selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2; or
(b) the complement of (a).