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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8134046 | Method for producing arachidonic acid and/or eicosapentaenoic acid in useful transgenic plants The present invention relates to a process for producing arachidonic acid and/or eicosapentaenoic acid in transgenic useful plants by introducing into the plant nucleic acids coding for polypeptides having Δ6-desaturase, Δ6-elongase or Δ5-desaturase activity. Fur... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8124838 | Desaturases and methods of using them for synthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids The amino acid and nucleic acid sequences of a Δ5-desaturase enzyme and a Δ8-desaturase enzyme are disclosed. The nucleic acid sequences can be used to design recombinant DNA constructs and vectors. These vectors can then be used to transform... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8106253 | Generation of plants with altered protein, fiber, or oil content The present invention is directed to plants that display an improved oil quantity phenotype or an improved meal quality phenotype due to altered expression of an IMQ nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an improved oil... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8088974 | Production of polyunsaturated fatty acids, novel biosynthesis genes, and novel plant expression constructs The present invention relates to a method for the production of unsaturated fatty acids with at least two double bonds. The invention furthermore relates to the use of nucleic acid sequences SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 5 and SEQ ID NO: 11 encoding polypep... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8053633 | Fungal desaturases and related methods The presently-disclosed subject matter provides isolated nucleic acid and amino acid sequences encoding mushroom desaturase polypeptides that are active with both palmitic and stearic acid, as well as vectors and transgenic plant cells comprising nucleic acids of th... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8049064 | Method for producing polyunsaturated C- and C-fatty acids with at least four double bonds in transgenic plants The present invention relates to a process for the production of polyunsaturated fatty acids in transgenic plants, by introducing, into the plant, the nucleic acids which code for polypeptides with Δ6-desaturase, Δ6-elongase, a Δ5-desaturase, Δ5-elongase, Δ4-de... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8049065 | Transgenic systems for the manufacture of poly(2-hydroxy-butyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) Methods for engineering transgenic organisms that synthesize polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) containing 3-hydroxyhexanoate as comonomer have been developed. These processes are based on genetically engineered bacteria such as Escherichia coli or in plant crops a... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8034993 | Generation of plants with altered protein, fiber, or oil content The present invention is directed to plants that display an improved oil quantity phenotype or an improved meal quality phenotype due to altered expression of an IMQ nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an improved oil... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8030540 | Transgenic corn having enhanced nutritional qualities The invention provides transgenic corn seed, which expresses a gene encoding a double mutant of the E. coli glgC gene in endosperm plastids, wherein the mutant protein has a proline to aspartic acid substitution at amino acid 295 and a glutamic acid to lysine... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8030541 | Generation of plants with altered protein, fiber, or oil content The present invention is directed to plants that display an improved oil quantity phenotype or an improved meal quality phenotype due to altered expression of an IMQ nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an improved oil... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7943818 | Soybean seed and oil compositions and methods of making same Methods for obtaining soybean plants that produce seed with low linolenic acid levels and moderately increased oleic levels are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for producing seed with low linolenic acid levels, moderately increased oleic levels and low saturat... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7939714 | Diacylglycerol acyltransferase nucleic acid sequences and associated products The present invention is directed to polypeptides and nucleic acid sequences related thereto, and methods to purify, obtain, and use such molecules in genetic engineering applications. More specifically, the present invention relates to polypeptides associated with ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7939713 | Method for screening transgenic plants for anthelmintic activity The present invention provides DNA constructs, transgenic plants containing such constructs, and methods of making the plants. The DNA constructs encode a polypeptide that when expressed results in the production of fatty acid compounds having anthelmintic activity.... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7935863 | Diacylglycerol acyltransferase nucleic acid sequences and associated products The present invention is directed to polypeptides and nucleic acid sequences related thereto, and methods to purify, obtain, and use such molecules in genetic engineering applications. More specifically, the present invention relates to polypeptides associated with ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7932435 | Method of screening transgenic plants for anthelmintic activity The present invention provides a method of screening transgenic plants containing a DNA construct encoding a polypeptide that when expressed in the plant results in the production of fatty acid compounds for anthelmintic activity by contacting the plants with a plur... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7915480 | F-box protein targeted plant oil production Disclosed are genetic constructs, transgenic plant cells and transgenic plants, as well as associated methods, for increasing oil production in a plant using F-box gene sequences. ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7893320 | Method for producing multiple unsaturated fatty acids in plants The present invention relates to a method for the production of fatty acid esters which comprise unsaturated fatty acids with at least three double bonds, and to free unsaturated fatty acids with a content of at least 1% by weight based on the total fatty acids pres... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7893321 | Safflower with elevated gamma-linolenic acid The present invention relates to compositions and methods for preparing gamma-linoleic acid (GLA) in safflower plants, particularly from seeds of safflower. Nucleic acid sequences and constructs encoding one or more fatty acid desaturase sequences are used to genera... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7858845 | Sugar and lipid metabolism regulators in plants IV Isolated nucleic acids and proteins associated with lipid and sugar metabolism regulation are provided. In particular, lipid metabolism proteins (LMP) and encoding nucleic acids originating from Arabidopsis thaliana, Brassica napus, and Physcomitrella pate... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7858846 | Generation of plants with altered oil content The present invention is directed to isolated HI041 nucleic acid and protein, and to plants that display an altered oil content phenotype due to altered expression of a HI041 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an alt... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7855321 | Plant acyltransferases specific for long-chained, multiply unsaturated fatty acids The present invention relates to a process for the production of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in an organism by introducing, into the organism, nucleic acids which code for polypeptides with acyl transferase activity. These nucleic acid sequences, if appro... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7851672 | Generation of plants with altered oil, protein, or fiber content The present invention is directed to plants that display an improved oil quantity phenotype or an improved meal quality phenotype due to altered expression of an HIO nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an improved oil... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7851673 | Generation of plants with altered oil, protein, or fiber content The present invention is directed to plants that display an improved oil quantity phenotype or an improved meal quality phenotype due to altered expression of an HIO nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an improved oil... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7851674 | Generation of plants with altered oil, protein, or fiber content The present invention is directed to plants that display an improved oil quantity phenotype or an improved meal quality phenotype due to altered expression of an HIO nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an improved oil... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7847153 | Plant promoters for use in early seed development The present invention relates to DNA molecules that encode transcription regulatory regions. Furthermore, this present invention relates to nucleotide sequences encoding transcription regulatory regions that promote early seed enhanced or seed coat enhanced transcri... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7812220 | Engineering β-ketoacyl ACP synthase for novel substrate specificity Methods of altering substrate specificity of beta-ketoacyl-ACP synthase, and engineered beta-ketoacyl-ACP synthases so produced are provided. DNA sequences and constructs for expression of engineered beta-ketoacyl-ACP synthases, as well as the novel beta-ketoacyl-AC... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7790953 | Soybean seed and oil compositions and methods of making same Methods for obtaining soybean plants that produce seed with low linolenic acid levels and moderately increased oleic levels are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for producing seed with low linolenic acid levels, moderately increased oleic levels and low saturat... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7790954 | Generation of plants with altered oil, protein, or fiber content The present invention is directed to plants that display an improved oil quantity phenotype or an improved meal quality phenotype due to altered expression of an HIO nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an improved oil... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7777098 | Method for producing unsaturated ω-3-fatty acids in transgenic organisms The present invention relates to a process for production of unsaturated ω-3-fatty acids and to a process for production of triglycerides with an elevated content of unsaturated fatty acids, especially of ω-3-fatty acids having more than three double bonds. The in... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7750205 | Generation of plants with altered oil content The present invention is directed to plants that display an altered oil content phenotype due to altered expression of a HIO102 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an altered oil content phenotype. ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7745695 | Generation of plants with altered oil content The present invention is directed to plants that display an altered oil content phenotype due to altered expression of a HIO1005 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an altered oil content phenotype. ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7745694 | Methods and compositions for synthesis of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in plants The present invention relates to compositions and methods for preparing polyunsaturated long chain fatty acids in plants, plant parts and plant cells, such as leaves, roots, fruits and seeds. Nucleic acid sequences and constructs encoding fatty acid desaturases, inc... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7741532 | Diacylglycerol acyl transferase proteins The invention provides diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DAGAT) proteins, wherein said proteins are active in the formation of triacylglycerol from fatty acyl and diacylglycerol substrates. In one aspect, Mortierella ramanniana DAGAT proteins have been isolated... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7714185 | Method for the production of polyunsaturated fatty acids The present invention relates to an improved process for the specific production of poly-unsaturated omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids and a process for the production of triglycerides having an increased content of unsaturated fatty acids, in particular omega-3 and o... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7700833 | Process for the production of unsaturated fatty acids The invention relates to processes for the production of unsaturated fatty acids, preferably of conjugated polyunsaturated fatty acids such as conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), by the recombinant expression of desaturases from insects of the order Lepidoptera. Express... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7678960 | Generation of plants with altered oil, protein, or fiber content The present invention is directed to plants that display an improved oil quantity phenotype or an improved meal quality phenotype due to altered expression of an HIO nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an improved oil... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7671252 | Fad4, Fad5, Fad5-2, and Fad6, novel fatty acid desaturase family members and uses thereof The invention provides isolated nucleic acid molecules which encode novel fatty acid desaturase family members. The invention also provides recombinant expression vectors containing desaturase nucleic acid molecules, host cells into which the expression vectors have... | 03/02/2010 |
| RE41139 | Polyunsaturated fatty acids in plants The present invention relates to compositions and methods for preparing polyunsaturated long chain fatty acids in plants, plant parts and plant cells, such as leaves, roots, fruits and seeds. Nucleic acid sequences and constructs encoding fatty acid desaturases, inc... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7663020 | Generation of plants with altered oil content The present disclosure is directed to plants and plant cells that display an altered oil content phenotype due to altered expression of a HIO nucleic acid. The disclosure is further directed to methods of generating plants with an altered oil content phenotype. ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7655833 | ADS genes for reducing saturated fatty acid levels in seed oils The present invention relates to enzymes involved in lipid metabolism. In particular, the present invention provides coding sequences for Arabidopsis Desaturases (ADS), the encoded ADS polypeptides, and methods for using the sequences and encoded polypeptides... | 02/02/2010 |
