Methods for the biosynthesis of taurine or hypotaurine in cells

The present invention describes an approach to increase taurine or hypotaurine production in prokaryotes or eukaryotes. More particularly, the invention relates to genetic transformation of organisms with genes that encode proteins that catalyze the conversion of cysteine to taurine, methionine to t...

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Hauptverfasser:	KINNERSLEY ALAN M, TURANO KATHLEEN A, CARLSON PETER S, TURANO FRANK J
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BEER BIOCHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY COMPOSITIONS THEREOF CULTURE MEDIA ENZYMOLOGY FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE METALLURGY MICROBIOLOGY MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS SPIRITS THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES VINEGAR WINE
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Zusammenfassung:	The present invention describes an approach to increase taurine or hypotaurine production in prokaryotes or eukaryotes. More particularly, the invention relates to genetic transformation of organisms with genes that encode proteins that catalyze the conversion of cysteine to taurine, methionine to taurine, cysteamine to taurine, or alanine to taurine. The invention describes methods for the use of polynucleotides that encode functional cysteine dioxygenase (CDO), cysteine dioxygenase (CDO) and sulfinoalanine decarboxylase (SAD) or glutamate decarboxylase (GAD), cysteamine dioxygenase (ADO), taurine-pyruvate aminotransferase (TPAT), TPAT and sulfoacetaldehyde acetyltransferase (SA), taurine dioxygenase (TDO) or the small (ssTDeHase) and large subunits of taurine dehydrogenase (lsTDeHase) polypeptides in plants to increase taurine, hypotaurine or taurine precursor production. The preferred embodiment of the invention is in plants but other organisms may be used. Increased taurine production in plants will enhance plant growth and development, yield, or tolerance to biotic and/or abiotic stresses and could be used as nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, or therapeutic compounds or as a supplement in animal feed.