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University of Kentucky UKnowledge Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Patents Pharmaceutical Sciences 5-27-2003 Synthases Joe Chappell University of Kentucky, [email protected] Kathleen R. Manna Joseph P. Noel Courtney M. Starks Right click to open a feedback form in a new tab to let us know how this document benefits oy u. Follow this and additional works at: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ps_patents Part of the Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Commons Recommended Citation Chappell, Joe; Manna, Kathleen R.; Noel, Joseph P.; and Starks, Courtney M., "Synthases" (2003). Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Patents. 65. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ps_patents/65 This Patent is brought to you for free and open access by the Pharmaceutical Sciences at UKnowledge. It has been accepted for inclusion in Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Patents by an authorized administrator of UKnowledge. For more information, please contact [email protected]. US006569656B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent N0.: US 6,569,656 B2 Chappell et al. (45) Date of Patent: *May 27, 2003 (54) SYNTHASES 5,824,774 A 10/1998 Chappell et al. 5,849,526 A 12/1998 Pichersky (75) Inventors: Joseph Chappell, Lexington, KY (US); 5,871,988 A 2/1999 Croteau et al. Kathleen R. Manna, Georgetown, IN 5,876,964 A 3/1999 Croteau et al. (US); Joseph P. Noel, San Diego, CA (List continued on next page.) (US); Courtney M. Starks, La Jolla, CA (US) FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS (73) Assignees: The University of Kentucky Research EP 0 768 381 4/1997 Foundation, Lexington, KY (US); The W0 WO 95/11913 5/1995 Salk Institute for Biological Studies, W0 WO 96/36697 11/1996 W0 WO 97/15584 5/1997 La Jolla, CA (US) W0 WO 97/38571 10/1997 (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this (List continued on next page.) patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days. OTHER PUBLICATIONS Appl. No.: 09/903,012 Back et al. PNAS USA 1996 vol. 93 pp. 6841—6845.* (21) Lesburg et al., Current Opinion in Structural Biology, 1998, (22) Filed: Jul. 11, 2001 8:695—703. Prior Publication Data Starks et al., “Structural Basis for Cyclic Terpene Biosyn (65) thesis by Tobacco 5—Epi—Aristolochene Synthase,” Science, US 2002/0094557 A1 Jul. 18, 2002 1997, 227:1815—1820. Chappell, “The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Related US. Application Data Isoprenoid Metabolism,” Plant Physiol, 1995, 107:1—6. (63) Continuation of application No. 09/398,395, ?led on Sep. (List continued on next page.) 17, 1999, now Pat. No. 6,468,772. (60) Provisional application No. 60/150,262, ?led on Aug. 23, 1999, provisional application No. 60/130,628, ?led on Apr. Primary Examiner—Marianne P. Allen 22, 1999, and provisional application No. 60/100,993, ?led Assistant Examiner—Lori A. CloW on Sep. 18, 1998. (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Fish & Richardson P.C., PA. (51) Int. Cl.7 .......................... .. C12N 9/00; C12N 9/88; C07H 21/04 (57) ABSTRACT (52) US. Cl. ......................... .. 435/183; 435/4; 435/232; 435/468; 536/232; 536/111; 585/355; Novel synthases and the corresponding nucleic acids encod 524/9 ing such synthases are disclosed herein. Such synthases (58) Field of Search ............................... .. 435/183, 193, possess an active site pocket that includes key amino acid 435/4, 232, 468; 536/111, 23.2; 585/355; residues that are modi?ed to generate desired terpenoid 524/9; 558/12 reaction intermediates and products. Synthase modi?cations are designed based on, e.g., the three-dimensional coordi (56) References Cited nates of tobacco 5-epi-aristolochene synthase, With or With out a substrate bound in the active site. U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 5,589,619 A 12/1996 Chappell et al. 11 Claims, 4 Drawing Sheets CC'OH terminus (54a) N12 terminus {17'} US 6,569,656 B2 Page 2 US. 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