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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6649375 | Adenoviral vectors for enhanced gene expression An adenoviral vector including at least one DNA sequence encoding a clotting factor, such as, for example, Factor VIII, or Factor IX. Such vectors may be administered to a host in an amount effective to treat hemophilia in the host. The vectors infect hep... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6319673 | PCR-based detection and quantification of Tapesia yallundae and Tapesia acuformis The present invention provides primers and probes for use in TaqMan™ quantitative PCR assays for the detection of Tapesia yallundae (syn. Pseudocercosporella herpotrichoides W-type) and Tapesia acuformis (syn. Pseudocercosporella herpotrichoides R-type)... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6300544 | Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases Cytochrome P450II dependent monooxygenases and DNA molecules encoding these monooxygenases are provided, which are able to catalyze the biosynthetic conversion of aldoximes to nitrils and the conversion of said nitrils to the corresponding cyan... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6300103 | Anti-microbial proteins An anti-microbial protein comprising a peptide having the amino acid sequence: AA1 -AA2 -AA3 -Cys-AA5 -AA6 -AA7 -AA8 -AA9 -Cys-AA11 -AA12 -AA13 | 10/09/2001 |
| 6278041 | Peroxidase gene sequences A anionic peroxidase gene sequence is isolated from Nicotiana tomentisiformis. In addition, synthetic Nicotiana tomentisiformis and Nicotiana sylvestris peroxidase gene sequences are optimized for expression in plants. The peroxidase gene sequences may be... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6262342 | DNA sequences encoding polypeptides having ଲ-1,3-glucanase activity The present invention provides chemically regulatable DNA sequences capable of regulating transcription of an associated DNA sequence in plants or plant tissues, chimeric constructions containing such sequences, vectors containing such sequences and chime... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6251862 | Insecticidal toxins from the parasitic wasp bracon hebeter Novel polypeptides are isolated from the venom of the parasitic wasp, Bracon hebetor, and are designated Brh-I to Brh-V. These polypeptides are paralytic and/or toxic to insects. The entire amino acid sequence of Brh-I and the DNA encoding it is also dete... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6242574 | Antimicrobial proteins Isolated proteins having anti-fungal activity against at least Cercospora spp. The proteins contain an amino acid sequence which has at least 95% sequence identity to any of the following sequences: SEQ ID NO:3 wherein the amino acid in position 80 is ala... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6239264 | Genomic DNA sequences of ashbya gossypii and uses thereof The present invention relates to the terminal sequencing of random genomic fragments performed with the filamentous fungus A.gossypii, to the sequences obtained therewith and the use of the sequences for forensic identification, to characterize genes and ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6232525 | Mutant plants and uses therefor Methods are provided for selecting parental plants exhibiting disease resistance and for using these plants in breeding programs. In one method of the invention, constitutive immunity (cim) mutants are screened for either resistance to a pathogen of inter... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6221595 | Detection of Monilinia spp. using the polymerase chain reaction The present invention relates to the use of primers in polymerase chain reaction assays for the detection of fungal pathogens, particularly Monilinia laxa and Monilinia fructicola. Specific primers are identified as being useful for the indentification of... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6204246 | Hybrid toxin The present invention provides, inter alia, a B.t. hybrid toxin fragment comprising at its C-terminus domain III of a first Cry protein, or a part of said domain or a protein substantially similar to said domain; and comprising at its N-terminus the N-ter... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6204057 | Polynucleotides and the proteins encoded thereby, suitable for controlling lamellicorn beetles The invention relates to isolated polynucleotides and the proteins encoded thereby, and to their use in controlling lamellicorn beetles (Scarabaeidae). In addition, the invention relates to a method of producing those proteins. The polynucleotides of the ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6133417 | Cytochrome P-450 monooxygenases New cytochrome P-450 dependent monooxygenases and DNA molecules encoding these monooxygenases are provided, which are able to catalyze the biosynthetic pathway from amino acids to their corresponding cyanohydrins, the presursors of the cyanogenic glycosid... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6121029 | Genes for the biosynthesis of epothilones Nucleic acid molecules are isolated from Sorangium cellulosum that encode polypeptides necessary for the biosynthesis of epothilone. Disclosed are methods for the production of epothilone in recombinant hosts transformed with the genes of the invention. I... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6117670 | Pyrrolnitrin biosynthesis genes and uses thereof The present invention is directed to the production of pyrrolnitrin in a host via recombinant expression of the polypeptides needed to biologically synthesize pyrrolnitrin. Genes isolated from P. fluorescens, P. pyrrocinia, B. cepacia, and M. fulvus that ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6107544 | Method for breeding disease resistance into plants Methods are provided for selecting parental plants exhibiting disease resistance and for using these plants in breeding programs. In one method of the invention, constitutive immunity (cim) mutants are screened for either resistance to a pathogen of inter... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6091004 | Gene encoding a protein involved in the signal transduction cascade leading to systemic acquired resistance in plants The invention concerns the location and characterization of a gene (designated NIM1) that is a key component of the SAR pathway and that in connection with chemical and biological inducers enables induction of SAR gene expression and broad spectrum diseas... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6071698 | DNA extraction buffer and method of use thereof Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) DNA sequences from the ribosomal RNA gene region are described for different species and strains of Helminthosporium carbonum, Helminthosporium turcicum, Helminthosporium maydis, Cercospora zeae-maydis, Kabatiella zeae an... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6057490 | Method for selecting disease resistant mutant plants Methods are provided for selecting parental plants exhibiting disease resistance and for using these plants in breeding programs. In one method of the invention, constitutive immunity (cim) mutants are screened for either resistance to a pathogen of inter... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6031153 | Method for protecting plants The present invention concerns a method of protecting plants from pathogen attack through synergistic disease resistance attained by applying a conventional microbicide to immunomodulated plants. Immunomodulated plants are those in which SAR is activated ... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5986082 | Altered forms of the NIM1 gene conferring disease resistance in plants The NIM1 gene product is a structural homologue of the mammalian signal transduction factor I.kappa.B subclass . The present invention exploits this discovery to provide altered forms of NIM1 that act as dominant-negative regulators of the systemic... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5955348 | Genetically modified pseudomonas strains with enhanced biocontrol activity Strains of Pseudomonas have been genetically engineered to have enhanced biocontrol properties. The strains of the invention are particularly effective against plant pathogenic fungi such as species of Rhizoctonia and Pythium, because the strains produce ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5955274 | Detection of fungal pathogens using the polymerase chain reaction DNA sequences from the Internal Transcribed Spacers of the ribosomal RNA gene region are described for different species and strains of Septoria, Pseudocercosporella, Fusarium and Mycosphaerella. Specific primers from within these sequences are identified... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5939602 | DNA molecules encoding plant protoporphyrinogen oxidase and inhibitor-resistant mutants thereof The present invention provides novel DNA sequences coding for plant protoporphyrinogen oxidase (protox) enzymes from soybean, wheat, cotton, sugar beet, rape, rice and sorghum. In addition, the present invention teaches modified forms of protox enzymes th... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5891688 | DNA encoding lemA-independent GacA and its use in activating gene expression The present invention exploits the discovery that certain single base changes in the gacA gene coding sequence, which result in certain single amino acid changes in the encoded GacA protein, render it LemA-independent. The present invention therefore prov... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5880328 | DNA encoding plant chitinases The present invention provides chemically regulatable DNA sequences capable of regulating transcription of an associated DNA sequence in plants or plant tissues, chimeric constructions containing such sequences, vectors containing such sequences and chime... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5869719 | Transgenic plants having increased biotin content The present invention reveals that biotin biosynthesis in a plant is enhanced when the level of one or more of the enzymes in the plant biotin biosynthetic pathway is increased. Based upon this revelation, methods that increase the level of one or more bi... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5859335 | Enhanced biotin biosynthesis in plant tissue The present invention reveals that biotin biosynthesis in a plant is enhanced when the level of one or more of the enzymes in the plant biotin biosynthetic pathway is increased. Based upon this revelation methods which increase the level of one or more bi... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5856154 | Method of protecting plants from oomycete pathogens The present invention provides chemically regulatable DNA sequences capable of regulating transcription of an associated DNA sequence in plants or plant tissues, chimeric constructions containing such sequences, vectors containing such sequences and chime... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5851766 | Process for isolating chemically regulatable DNA sequences The present invention provides chemically regulatable DNA sequences capable of regulating transcription of an associated DNA sequence in plants or plant tissues, chimeric constructions containing such sequences, vectors containing such sequences and chime... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5847258 | DNA encoding ଲ-1,3-glucanases The present invention provides chemically regulatable DNA sequences capable of regulating transcription of an associated DNA sequence in plants or plant tissues, chimeric constructions containing such sequences, vectors containing such sequences and chime... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5827695 | Detection of wheat fungal pathogens using the polymerase chain reaction Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) DNA sequences from the ribosomal RNA gene region are described for different species and strains of wheat fungal pathogens, including Fusarium spp. and Microdochium nivale. Specific primers from within these sequences are... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5817502 | Genes for the synthesis of pyrrolnitrin The present invention is directed to the production of an antipathogenic substance (APS) in a host via recombinant expression of the polypeptides needed to biologically synthesize the APS. Genes encoding polypeptides necessary to produce particular antipa... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5814453 | Detection of fungal pathogens using the polymerase chain reaction Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) DNA sequences from the ribosomal RNA gene region are described for different species and strains of cereal fungal pathogens, including Septoria, Pseudocercosporella, Fusarium, Microdochium, and Mycosphaerella. Specific pr... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5804693 | Chemically regulatable and anti-pathogenic DNA sequences and uses thereof The present invention provides chemically regulatable DNA sequences capable of regulating transcription of an associated DNA sequence in plants or plant tissues, chimeric constructions containing such sequences, vectors containing such sequences and chime... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5800997 | Detection of maize fungal pathogens using the polymerase chain reaction Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) DNA sequences from the ribosomal RNA gene region are described for different species and strains of Helminthosporium carbonum, Helminthosporium turcicum, Helminthosporium maydis, Cercospora zeae-maydis, Kabatiella zeae an... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5792904 | Method for breeding disease resisteance into plants Methods are provided for selecting parental plants having disease resistance and for using these plants in breeding programs. In one method of the invention, lesion mimic mutants are screened for either resistance to a pathogen of interest or for the expr... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5789214 | Method of inducing gene transcription in a plant The present invention provides chemically regulatable DNA sequences capable of regulating transcription of an associated DNA sequence in plants or plant tissues, chimeric constructions containing such sequences, vectors containing such sequences and chime... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5777200 | Chemically regulatable and anti-pathogenic DNA sequences and uses thereof The present invention provides chemically regulatable DNA sequences capable of regulating transcription of an associated DNA sequence in plants or plant tissues, chimeric constructions containing such sequences, vectors containing such sequences and chime... | 07/07/1998 |
