US Patent:
20150267236, Sep 24, 2015
Inventors:
- Washington DC, US
Richard D Ashby - Glenside PA, US
Jonathan A. Zerkowski - Lexington MA, US
Robert A Moreau - Quakertown PA, US
Yanhong Liu - Warrington PA, US
International Classification:
C12P 19/44
C12N 9/10
Abstract:
The isolation and characterization of a glucosyltransferase gene from is disclosed. Use of the glucosyltransferase enzyme for the production of glucosylated sterol and hydroxyl-fatty acid substrates is also disclosed. This enzyme has broad-specificity and is useful for the production of sophorolipids both in-vivo and in-vitro.