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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7112727 | Mutant allele of tomato This invention relates to a tomato plant, seed, variety and hybrid. More specifically, the invention relates to a tomato plant having a mutant allele for allflesh which results in the tomato fruit having a cavity area which is solid and lacks a gel or liquid. The in... | 09/26/2006 |
| 6861580 | Inbred tomato line 294 An inbred tomato line, designated 294, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred tomato line 294, to the plants of inbred tomato line 294 and to methods for producing a tomato plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the inbred line 294 with itse... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6838081 | Methods for enhancing antigen-presenting cells and anti-tumor responses in a human patient The present invention provides methods for enhancing the development of APC from precursor cells by administering a combination of GM-CSF and IL-4. The precursor cells include: cells contained in peripheral blood, CD14+ cells and precursors in bone... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6787687 | Rin gene compositions and methods for use thereof The current invention provides nucleic acid sequences encoding the RIN and MC genes. Compositions comprising these sequences are described, as are plants transformed with such compositions. Further provided are methods for the expression of the RIN and MC genes. The... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6770799 | Expression of recombinant human acetylcholinesterase in transgenic plants Briefly stated, the invention includes a method of making a transgenic plant that is capable of expressing a physiologically active human acetylcholinesterase, comprising the steps of introducing into at least one plant cell a polynucleotide that encodes a human ace... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6340785 | Inbred tomato line FDR 26-682 The present invention relates to an inbred tomato line, designated FDR 26-682. This invention further relates to plants and seeds of inbred tomato line FDR 26-682 and methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing the inbred line FDR 26-682 wit... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6323396 | Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of plants Agrobacterium strains which have lost the capacity to proliferate vigorously in vitro or in planta, are provided, as well as transformation methods using these Agrobacterium strains.... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6245510 | Prf protein and nucleic acid sequences: compositions and methods for plant pathogen resistance The Prf gene of tomato has been cloned and analyzed. Prf encodes a protein with leucine-rich repeat, nucleotide binding, and leucine zipper motifs, identifying it as a member of the resistance gene class that includes RPS2, RPM1, N and L6. When expressed ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6140561 | Toma-P A new and distinct plant, Toma-P, fruit of said plant which has a crunchy texture but mild flavor, is described and claimed.... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5928946 | Lactic acid bacteria producing lantibiotics similar to nisin A The invention relates primarily to a number of lantibiotics similar to nisin A, which differ from nisin A by substitution, deletion or insertion of one or more amino acids, such as, in particular, the naturally occurring analogue of nisin A, termed nisin ... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5916791 | Polynucleotide molecule from Haematococcus pluvialis encoding a polypeptide having a ଲ--C--4--oxygenase activity for biotechnological production of (3S,3S)astaxanthin The present invention relates, in general, to a biotechnological method for production of (3S,3'S) astaxanthin. In particular, the present invention relates to a peptide having a ଲ-C-4-oxygenase activity; a DNA segment coding for this peptide; a RNA... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5910632 | DNA encoding a pectin esterase, cells and plants derived therefrom The invention provides DNA homologous to a DNA sequence which encodes a pectin esterase isoenzyme. Such DNA is incorporated into DNA constructs which are transformed into plants to increase or decrease expression of the related gene. This provides a metho... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5885802 | High methionine derivatives of -hordothionin Derivatives of -hordothionin made by position-specific substitution with methionine residues provide methionine enrichment in plants.... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5885801 | High threonine derivatives of -hordothionin Derivatives of -hordothionin made by position-specific substitution with threonine residues provide threonine in plants.... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5824874 | Antifungal polypeptide and process for its production The polypeptide with the sequence (SEQ ID NO:1) Ala-Thr-Tyr-Asn-Gly-Lys-Cys-Tyr-Lys-Lys-Asp-Asn-Ile-Cys-Lys-Tyr-Lys-Ala-Gln -Ser-Gly-Lys-Thr-Ala-Ile-Cys-Lys-Cys-Tyr-Val-Lys-Lys-Cys-Pro-Arg-Asp-Gly-Al a-Lys-Cys-Glu-Phe-Asp-Ser-Tyr-Lys-Gly-Lys-Cys-Tyr-Cys can be p... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5817913 | Method for breeding tomatoes with superior taste characteristics and product of the method A method for breeding tomato plants that produce tomatoes having superior taste characteristics including the steps, of crossing at least one Lycopersicon esculentum plant with a green-fruited Lycopersicon spp. from an Eriopersicon subgenus to produce hyb... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5665892 | Sucrose phosphate synthase (SPS), its process for preparation its cDNA, and utilization of cDNA to modify the expression of SPS in plant cells Sucrose phosphate synthase (SPS), its process for preparation, its cDNA, and utilization of cDNA to modify the expression of SPS in the plant cells are provided.... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5633440 | P119 promoters and their uses This invention relates to compositions and methods useful in the production of transgenic plants. In particular, the invention relates to P119 plant promoter sequences and to expression cassettes containing P119 plant promoter sequences. The invention als... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5543321 | Colored plant culture media A sterilized plant culture medium comprising a dye in an amount which imparts a visible color to the culture medium and which permits seed germination is provided which is useful for attracting children, for observing and studying seed germination, root a... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5453566 | Antisense regulation of gene expression in plant/cells Regulation of expression of genes encoded for in plant cell genomes is achieved by integration of a gene under the transcriptional control of a promoter which is functional in the host and in which the transcribed strand of DNA is complementary to the str... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5177011 | Plant elongation factor promoters, coding sequences and uses Expression constructs are provided employing a plant EF-1 promote which allows for elevated expression in rapidly dividing cells. Sequences from the gene and untranslated regions associated with the gene may be employed in an antisense construct to... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5066594 | Method for the manipulation of pollen in plants The present method is directed to a method for the in vitro stabilization and manipulation of pollen from flowering plants. Specifically, the in vitro stabilization method comprises stabilizing germinating pollen in an aqueous stabilizing solution. The gr... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4634674 | Plant regeneration from protoplasts A method is provided for the regeneration of cultivated tomato plants from protoplasts. The protoplasts are extracted from a donating plant which has been substantially isolated from its source of endogenous hormones and grown in an artificial medium whic... | 01/06/1987 |
