Method of Producing Medium Chain Fatty Acid Using Beta-Ketoacyl-ACP Synthase

摘要

[Problems] To provide a method of producing a medium chain fatty acid or a lipid containing this fatty acid as a component by using a β-ketoacyl-ACP synthase, and a gene, a protein and a transformant for use in this method.;[Means to solve] A method of producing a medium chain fatty acid or a lipid containing this fatty acid as a component, containing the steps of:
introducing a gene encoding the following protein (A) or (B) into a host, and thereby obtaining a transformant, andcollecting a medium chain fatty acid or a lipid containing this fatty acid as a component from the resulting transformant;and a gene, a protein and a transformant for use in this method:

(A) A protein consisting of the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1; and

(B) A protein consisting of an amino acid sequence having 90% or more identity with the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, and having medium chain acyl-ACP-specific β-ketoacyl-ACP synthase activity.

主权项

1. A method of producing a medium chain fatty acid or a lipid containing this fatty acid as a component, comprising the steps of:
introducing a gene encoding the following protein (A) or (B) into a host, and thereby obtaining a transformant, and collecting a medium chain fatty acid or a lipid containing this fatty acid as a component from the resulting transformant:(A) A protein consisting of the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1; and(B) A protein consisting of an amino acid sequence having 90% or more identity with the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, and having medium chain acyl-ACP-specific β-ketoacyl-ACP synthase activity.