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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20050166271 | Fatty acid desaturase gene obtained from pomegranate and method for the production of unsaturated fatty acids The present invention relates to a process for the production of unsaturated or saturated fatty acids and to a process for the production of oils and/or triglycerides with an increased content of unsaturated or saturated fatty acids. The invention furthermore relates to... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050166272 | Enhancement of RNAi activity through mutation A double-stranded RNA comprising an antisense RNA and a sense RNA with specific mutations are disclosed as having enhanced RNAi activities. The double stranded RNA has at least one substitution or insertion mutation introduced at a first, second or third nucleotide posi... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050166273 | Rat model of diabetic nephropathy A rat model of diabetic nephropathy is disclosed. In another embodiment of the invention, a method of evaluating a test compound's effect of diabetic nephropathy is disclosed. In one embodiment, this method comprises the steps of (a) exposing the test compound to the ra... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050166274 | Compositions and methods for the diagnosis and treatment of tumor The present invention is directed to compositions of matter useful for the diagnosis and treatment of tumor in mammals and to methods of using those compositions of matter for the same. ... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050166275 | Transgenic animal model for chronic pancreatitis The present invention relates to transgenic animal models of chronic pancreatitis. The present invention also provides methods for generating animal models by introducing mutated trypsinogen genes into the germline of animals and screening methods for identifying biolog... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050166276 | Light-repressible promoters The present invention provides a DNA fragment or promoter for expressing a gene of interest light-repressibly or specifically in the dark. A light-repressible promoter was obtained from the 5′ upstream region of a plant gene expressed light-repressibly or specifically... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050166277 | Soybean cultivar SG4911NRR A novel soybean cultivar, designated SG4911NRR, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar SG4911NRR, to the plants of soybean SG4911NRR and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing the cultivar SG4911NRR with itself or ano... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050166278 | Soybean cultivar SG5030NRR A novel soybean cultivar, designated SG5030NRR, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar SG5030NRR, to the plants of soybean SG5030NRR and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing the cultivar SG5030NRR with itself or ano... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050166279 | Soybean cultivar 0509237 A novel soybean cultivar, designated 0509237, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 0509237, to the plants of soybean 0509237 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing the cultivar 0509237 with itself or another soy... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050166280 | Soybean cultivar 0509235 A novel soybean cultivar, designated 0509235, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 0509235, to the plants of soybean 0509235 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing the cultivar 0509235 with itself or another soy... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050166281 | Soybean cultivar 0509236 A novel soybean cultivar, designated 0509236, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 0509236, to the plants of soybean 0509236 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing the cultivar 0509236 with itself or another soy... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050166282 | Method and polynucleotides for determining translational efficiency of a codon A method is disclosed for determining the translational efficiency of an individual codon in a cell. The method includes introducing into the cell a synthetic construct including a reporter polynucleotide fused in frame with a tandem repeat of the individual codon, wher... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050166283 | Methods for simultaneous control of lignin content and composition, and cellulose content in plants The present invention relates to a method of concurrently introducing multiple genes into plants and trees is provided. The method includes simultaneous transformation of plants with multiple genes from the phenylpropanoid pathways including 4CL, CAld5H, AldOMT, SAD and... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050166284 | Plant activation of insect toxin Compositions and methods for protecting a plant from an insect pest are provided. In particular, nucleic acid sequences encoding insect protoxins modified to comprise at least one proteolytic activation site that is sensitive to a plant protease or an insect gut proteas... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050166285 | Endoglucanase gene promoter upregulated by nematodes The present invention provides a nucleic acid construct comprising a cyst and root knot nematode responsive promoter, preferably the Nicotiana Ntcel7 promoter or promoters that hybridize thereto, operatively associated with a heterologous nucleic acid segment tha... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050166286 | Fus6 family nucleic acid molecules and their uses The methods and compositions of the present invention find use in impacting microbial pathogens and in enhancing disease resistance to pathogens, particularly by plants. The compositions of the invention include polypeptides that possess antimicrobial properties, partic... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050166287 | Mag1 nucleic acid molecules and their uses The methods and compositions of the present invention find use in impacting microbial pathogens and in enhancing disease resistance to pathogens, particularly by plants. The compositions of the invention include polypeptides that possess antimicrobial properties, partic... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050166288 | Methods and vectors for site-specific recombination in plant cell plastids Novel compositions and methods useful for genetic engineering of plant cells are provided. In particular, plastid constructs comprising recombining sites are provided. Such constructs find use in methods for site specific recombination in plant cell plastids. Plant cell... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050166289 | Small interfering RNA (siRNA)-mediated heritable gene manipulation in plants The presently disclosed subject matter provides methods and compositions for stably modulating gene expression in plants. Also provided are plants and cells comprising the compositions of the presently disclosed subject matter. ... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050166290 | Expression cassettes and methods for delivery of animal vaccines The present invention provides an expression cassette for expressing vaccine antigens in a plant cell. The expression cassette includes a DNA sequence which encodes for at least one vaccine antigen which is operably linked to transcriptional and translational control re... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050166291 | Inbred corn line PH77N A novel inbred maize line designated PH77N and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing inbred maize line PH77N with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one o... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050166292 | Free-standing electrostatically-doped carbon nanotube device and method for making same A method and associated structure for forming a free-standing electrostatically-doped carbon nanotube device is described. The method includes providing a carbon nanotube on a substrate in such a way as to have a free-standing portion. One way of forming a free-standing... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050166293 | Yellow Star Seedless A new and distinct variety of seedless lemon named ‘Yellow Star Seedless’ characterized by being a triploid, and having early bearing in August through to about January in the citrus areas of Sicily, Italy and Riverside, Calif. The tree has high yields and be... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050166294 | HIBISCUS ROSA-SINENSIS PLANT NAMED 'SMILEY FACE' A new plant variety of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis named ‘Smiley Face’, characterized by an intense red-orange bloom, spotted and splotched with yellow marks along the outer rime of the flower. It is a free-flowering plant with an upright, compact habit. Th... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050166295 | CALLA LILY PLANT NAMED 'JACK OF HEARTS' A calla lily plant particularly distinguished by red spathe and maculated leaves. ... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050166296 | Dendrobium plant named 'WHITE ANNA' A new and distinct cultivar of Dendrobium named ‘White Anna’ characterized by long lasting, round-shape white flowers on a long inflorescence. ... | 07/28/2005 |