申请人:The University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Kentucky corporation
公开号:US20020040488A1
公开(公告)日:2002-04-04
Novel synthases and the corresponding nucleic acids encoding such synthases are disclosed herein. Such synthases possess an active site pocket that includes key amino acid residues that are modified to generate desired terpenoid reaction intermediates and products. Synthase modifications are designed based on, e.g., the three-dimensional coordinates of tobacco 5-epi-aristolochene synthase, with or without a substrate bound in the active site.
本文公开了新型合成酶和编码此类合成酶的相应核酸。此类合成酶具有一个活性位点袋,其中包括关键氨基酸残基,对这些氨基酸残基进行修饰可生成所需的萜类反应中间体和产物。合成酶的修饰是根据诸如烟草 5-表芳香烃合成酶的三维坐标设计的,活性位点中结合或不结合底物。