The present invention relates to a polypeptide having esterase activity selected from the group consisting of (a) a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7; (b) a polypeptide that is at least 60 % identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7 and which is characterized by having an esterase activity; (c) a polypeptide encoded by a nucleic acid molecule which is at least 60 % identical to the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5 or 6 wherein said polypeptide is characterized by having an esterase activity; (d) a polypeptide encoded by the nucleic acid molecule of SEQ ID NO: 5 or 6; and (e) a polypeptide encoded by the complementary sequence of a nucleic acid molecule that is able to hybridize with the nucleic acid molecule of SEQ ID NO: 5 or 6. Further, the present invention relates to a polypeptide having esterase activity selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 24 and 37 (as encoded by nuleic acid molecule of SEQ ID NO: 22 or 23 and SEQ ID NO: 35 and 36). The present invention also relates to a method for the production of oleacein, oleocanthal, or decarboxymethyl elenolic acid dialdehyde (DEDA) comprising the use of the esterase of the present invention. to an organism, preferably a plant cell, genetically engineered with a nucleic acid molecule encoding a polypeptide characterized by having an esterase activity or the vector of the present invention. The present invention also relates to a method for the production of oleacein, oleocanthal, and/or decarboxymethyl elenolic acid dialdehyde (DEDA) comprising the use of the esterase of the present invention.
本发明涉及一种具有
酯酶活性的
多肽,该
多肽选自由以下组成的组 (a) 包含
SEQ ID NO: 7 的
氨基酸序列的
多肽;(b) 与
SEQ ID NO: 7 的
氨基酸序列至少 60% 相同的
多肽,其特征在于具有
酯酶活性;(c) 由核酸分子编码的
多肽,该核酸分子与
SEQ ID NO: 5 或 6 的核酸序列至少 60% 相同,其中所述
多肽的特征在于具有
酯酶活性;(d) 由
SEQ ID NO: 5 或 6 的核酸分子编码的
多肽;以及(e) 由
SEQ ID NO: 6 的核酸分子编码的
多肽:5或6的核酸分子编码的
多肽,其中所述
多肽的特征在于具有
酯酶活性;(d)由
SEQ ID NO:5或6的核酸分子编码的
多肽;以及(e)由能够与
SEQ ID NO:5或6的核酸分子杂交的核酸分子的互补序列编码的
多肽。此外,本发明涉及一种具有
酯酶活性的
多肽,该
多肽选自
SEQ ID NO: 24 和 37(由
SEQ ID NO: 22 或 23 和
SEQ ID NO: 35 和 36 的核酸分子编码)组成的组。本发明还涉及一种生产油菜素、油菜醛或脱羧甲基烯醇酸二醛(DE
DA)的方法,包括使用本发明的
酯酶。本发明涉及一种
生物体,最好是植物细胞,其
基因工程中含有编码具有
酯酶活性的
多肽的核酸分子或本发明的载体。本发明还涉及一种生产油菜素、油菜醛和/或脱羧甲基烯醇酸二醛(DE
DA)的方法,包括使用本发明的
酯酶。