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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7385104 | Plants synthesizing a modified starch, a process for the generation of the plants, their use, and the modified starch The present invention relates to recombinant nucleic acid molecules which contain two or more nucleotide sequences which encode enzymes which participate in the starch metabolism, methods for generating transgenic plant cells and plants which synthesize starch which... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7291765 | PM29 and LEA3 promoters and use in expression of transgenic genes in plants The promoters of a soybean seed maturation protein PM29 and a soybean late-embryogenesis abundant protein LEA3 and fragments thereof and their use in promoting the expression of one or more heterologous nucleic acid fragments in plants are described. ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7268270 | Maize Cr1Bio gene promoter and its use to direct root-preferred transgene expression in plants The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of heterologous nucleotide sequences in a plant. Compositions include a novel nucleotide sequence for a root-preferred promoter for the gene encoding Cr1Bio. A method for expressing a ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7247769 | Plants synthesizing a modified starch, a process for the generation of the plants, their use, and the modified starch The present invention relates to recombinant nucleic acid molecules which contain two or more nucleotide sequences which encode enzymes which participate in the starch metabolism, methods for generating transgenic plant cells and plants which synthesize starch which... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7235710 | Regulatory sequence The present invention relates to the field of plant molecular biology. In particular, it describes the use of a regulatory nucleic acid sequence of the rice gene GOS2 for the regulation of gene expression in plant cells derived from plants other than monocotyledonou... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232677 | Phytase expression systems and methods of making and using them The invention provides a purified or recombinant phytase enzyme (SEQ ID NO:2) initially derived from Escherichia coli B. The enzyme has a molecular weight of about 47.1 kilodaltons and has phytase activity (SEQ ID NO:2). The enzyme can be produced from native... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7205150 | Transgenic plants over-expressing plant ADP-glucose pyrophosphatase A method for obtaining a transgenic plant that over-expresses a soluble isoform AGPPase enzyme. The method includes a step of transforming a plant with a vector comprising a polynucleotide of SEQ ID NO: 7 linked to a promoter that promotes expression of the polynucl... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7173165 | Variants of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase affecting phosphate sensitivity and other parameters The subject invention concerns chimeric AGP subunit proteins and polynucleotides that encode the chimeric proteins. The subject invention provides for mutant AGP enzymes comprising a chimeric subunit of the invention that are less sensitive to inorganic phosphate th... | 02/06/2007 |
| RE39114 | Expression of sucrose phosphorylase in plants Introducing sucrose phosphorylase activity into plants by transformation with a gene for the enzyme increases the rate of sucrose hydrolysis, leading to increased starch, oil, and/protein levels. Sucrose phosphorylase genes from Streptococcus mutans and Leuconostoc ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6955917 | Chromatographic method for high yield purification and viral inactivation of antibodies An improved process for the purification of antibodies from human plasma or other sources is disclosed. The process involves suspension of the antibodies at pH 3.8 to 4.5 followed by addition of caprylic acid and a pH shift to pH 5.0 to 5.2. A precipitate of contami... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6940004 | Potato cultivar FL 2027 A novel potato cultivar of the genus and species Solanum tuberosum, designated FL 2027, is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato variety FL 2027, to the plants of potato variety FL 2027, to the seeds of potato variety and to methods for pro... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6940001 | Transgenic plant cells and plants having modified activity of the GBSSI and of the BE protein Transgenic plant cells and plants are described which synthesize a starch which is modified in comparison to wild-type plant cells and plants and show a decrease in the activity of GBSSI and BE proteins. Furthermore, the modified starches obtainable from these plant... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6881877 | Enhanced accumulation of trehalose in plants The invention provides a process for producing trehalose in plant cells capable of producing trehalase by growing plant cells having the genetic information required for the production of trehalose and trehalase, or cultivating a plant or a part thereof comprising s... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6870082 | Potato cultivar FL2006 A novel potato cultivar of the genus and species Solanum tuberosum, designated FL2006, is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato variety FL2006, to the plants of potato variety FL2006, to the seeds of the potato variety and to methods for pr... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6870081 | Potato cultivar FL1900 A novel potato cultivar of the genus and species Solanum tuberosum, designated FL1900, is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato variety FL1900, to the plants of potato variety FL1900, to the seeds of potato variety and to methods for produc... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6821781 | Method for selecting transformed plant cells using ethionine and cystathionine gamma synthase as the selection agent and marker gene Disclosed are transgenic plants having edible portions that produce methional during processing. The plants contain increased methionine levels such that upon processing of the edible portion(s), methional levels are increased and lead to food products that possess ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6815590 | Potato cultivar FL 1909 A novel potato cultivar of the genus and species Solanum tuberosum, designated FL1909, is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato variety FL1909, to the plants of potato variety FL1909, to the seeds of the potato variety and to methods for pr... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6809238 | Potato cultivar FL 1922 A novel potato cultivar of the genus and species Solanum tuberosum, designated FL1922, is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato variety FL1922, to the plants of potato variety FL1922, to the seeds of the potato variety and to methods for pr... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6784338 | Genetically engineered modification of potato to form amylopectin-type starch Genetically engineered modification of potato for suppressing the formation of amylose-type starch is described. Three fragments for insertion in the antisense direction into the potato genome are also described. Moreover, antisense constructs, genes and vect... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6716612 | DNA molecules coding for debranching enzymes derived from plants The invention describes DNA molecules which code for plant proteins having the biological activity of a debranching enzyme. Furthermore described are transgenic plant cells and plants having reduced or increased debranching enzyme activity, as well as modified starc... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6670525 | Nucleic acid molecules coding for debranching enzymes from potato Nucleic acid molecules are described, which encode debranching enzymes from potato, as well as transgenic plant cells and plants in which an amylopectin with modified properties is synthesized due to the expression of a debranching enzyme from potato or d... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6639054 | Preparation of deallergenized proteins and permuteins Modified proteins are disclosed that maintain enzymatic and insecticidal activity while displaying reduced or eliminated allergenicity. Epitopes which bind to anti-patatin antibodies were identified, and removed via site directed mutagenesis. Tyrosines we... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6608241 | Protection of plants against viral infection The invention involves recombinant, double-stranded DNA that contains a promoter which functions in plant cells to cause the production of RNA sequences of a plant virus, a DNA sequence that causes the production of an RNA sequence encoding the coat prote... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6589765 | Mass production of paclitaxel by changing the temperature of the medium during the plant cell culture The present invention relate to a method to increase the production level of paclitaxel by changing the temperature during the plant cell culture. According to the present invention, the production of the paclitaxel comprises the following procedure: (i) ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6583338 | Maize A3 promoter and methods for use thereof The current invention provides the maize A3 promoter and actin 2 intron. Compositions comprising these sequences are described, as well as transformation constructs derived therefrom. Further provided are methods for the expression of transgenes in plants... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6573431 | Recombinant preduodenal lipases and polypeptides derivatives produced by plants, processes for obtaining them and their uses The invention concerns the use of recombinant nucleotides sequences containing cDNA coding for a preduodenal lipase, or any sequence derived from this cDNA, for transforming plant cells in order to obtain recombinant preduodenal lipase or polypeptide deri... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6541682 | Plastid transformation of solanaceous plants A method is provided for transforming solanaceous plants to express DNA sequences interest from the plant cell plastid. The improved method allows the transformation of solanaceous plant tissue which is not obtained from tobacco with DNA constructs. Such ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6538178 | Increased starch content in plants Transformed plant cells which have increased'starch content are disclosed. Also disclosed are whole plants comprising plant cells which express CTP/ADPglucose pyrophosphorylase genes.... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6495745 | Potato cultivar FL1889 A novel potato cultivar of the genus and species Solanum tuberosum, designated FL1889, is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato variety FL1889, to the plants of potato variety FL1889, to the seeds of potato variety and to methods for pr... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6492580 | Potato cultivar FL 1944 A novel potato cultivar of the genus and species Solanum tuberosum, designated FL1944, is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato variety FL1944, to the plants of potato variety FL1944, to the seeds of potato variety and to methods for pr... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6489544 | Potato cultivar FL1930 A novel potato cultivar of the genus and species Solanum tuberosum, designated FL1930, is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato variety FL1930, to the plants of potato variety FL1930, to the seeds of potato variety and to methods for pr... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6483010 | DNA molecules encoding enzymes involved in starch synthesis, vectors, bacteria, transgenic plant cells and plants containing these molecules The present invention relates to DNA molecules encoding enzymes which are involved in the starch synthesis of plants. These enzymes represent two different isotypes of the soluble starch synthase as well as a starch granule-bound starch synthase. This inv... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6476295 | Expression of sucrose phosphorylase in plants Introducing sucrose phosphorylase activity into plants by transformation with a gene for the enzyme increases the rate of sucrose hydrolysis, leading to increased starch, oil, and protein levels. The preferred gene is from Streptococcus mutans. Surprising... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6469231 | Starch branching enzyme II of potato The present invention relates to an amino acid sequence of second starch branching enzyme (SBE II) of potato and a fragment thereof as well as to the corresponding isolated DNA sequences. Furthermore, the invention relates to vectors comprising such an is... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6448476 | Plants and plant cells transformation to express an AMPA-N-acetyltransferase The invention relates in general to plants, plant cells, methods of making, and methods of using plants and plant cells transformed to contain a DNA sequence encoding an AMPA-N-acetyltransferase, and to plants and plant cells exhibiting resistance to AMPA... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6441277 | Expression of fructose 1,6 bisphosphate aldolase in transgenic plants Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase (FDA) is an enzyme reversibly catalyzing the reaction converting triosephosphate into fructose-1,6-bisphosphate. In the leaf, this enzyme is located in the chloroplast (starch synthesis) and the cytosol (sucrose biosynth... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6441273 | Constitutive and inducible promoters from coffee plants The present invention relates to the isolation of two DNA promoters from a coffee plant. The isolated promoters, one inducible and one constitutive, are capable of inducing the expression of a second DNA operably linked to the promoter. The present invent... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6429357 | Rice actin 2 promoter and intron and methods for use thereof The current invention provides regulatory regions from the rice actin 2 gene. In particular, the current invention provides the rice actin 2 promoter and actin 2 intron. Compositions comprising these sequences are described, as well as transformation cons... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6420173 | Method for mass production and storage of seedlings of Eleutherococcus senticosus (Siberian ginseng) through cell culturing Disclosed are the mass production of seedlings of Eleutherococcus senticosus through cell culturing. Eleutherococcus senticosus/embryogenic cells KCTC 0504BP are subcultured to homogeneous sizes of somatic embryos in MS liquid medium. The somatic embryos ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6399859 | Plant uridine diphosphate-glucose dehydrogenase genes, proteins, and uses thereof Isolated nucleic acid molecules are provided that encode maize UDPGdH variant UDPGdH, and mutant UDPGdH proteins. These nucleic acid molecules can be used to produce transgenic plants having altered quality or quantity of starch. Also provided are vectors... | 06/04/2002 |
