A NEW CLASS OF ENZYMES IN THE BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAY FOR THE PRODUCTION OF TRIACYLGLYCEROL AND RECOMBINANT DNA MOLECULES ENCODING THESE ENZYMES

摘要

The present invention relates to the production of triacylglycerol in a transformed organism or host cell, by means of a nucleotide sequence from S. cerevisiae, whereby said enzyme catalyzes the transfer of fatty acids from phospholipids to diacylglycerol in an acyl-CoA-independent reaction. The transformation of the organism or host cell results in increased oil content.