DNA FRAGMENT ENCODING A PROTEIN INVOLVED IN FATTY ALDEHYDE DECARBONYLASE ACTIVITY, RECOMBINANT MOLECULES COMPRISING SAID FRAGMENT AND A METHOD FOR OBTAINING TRANSFORMED BACTERIAL CELLS AND PLANTS

摘要

This invention discloses a DNA fragment encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence depicted in Fig. 4, or a protein substantially homologous therewith and involved in fatty aldehyde decarbonylase activity. Said DNA fragment may have the nucleotide sequence depicted in Fig. 2 or a homologous nucleotide sequence. Further this invention discloses a promoter of said DNA fragment having the nucleotide sequence depicted in Fig. 3. Using said fragments transformed organisms can be produced showing an altered epicuticular wax composition.