Patent 7981685 was granted and assigned to Modular Genetics, Inc. on July, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Engineered polypeptides useful in synthesizing acyl amino acids are provided. Also provided are methods of making acyl amino acids using engineered polypeptides. In certain embodiments, an acyl amino acid produced using compositions and/or methods of the present invention comprises cocoyl glutamate.