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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7973222 | Method to confer formaldehyde-resistance to a plant, and a method to have a plant absorb enviromental formaldehyde According to this invention, by introducing genes encoding hexulose-6-phosphate synthase and 6-phosphohexulose isomerase into a plant to have the genes expressed in the chloroplast of the plant, a transgenic plant having a pathway to assimilate formaldehyde through ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7847165 | Tobacco cultivar AOB 175 The present invention relates to a novel tobacco cultivar designated AOB 175, which has low to intermediate nicotine content. The invention provides seeds of the cultivar AOB 175, plants and parts thereof of the cultivar AOB 175, a tissue culture derived from the cu... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7847163 | Tobacco cultivar AOB 176 The present invention relates to a novel tobacco cultivar designated AOB 176, which has low to intermediate nicotine content. The invention provides seeds of the cultivar AOB 176, plants and parts thereof of the cultivar AOB 176, a tissue culture derived from the cu... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7847164 | Tobacco cultivar AOB 171 The present invention relates to a novel tobacco cultivar designated AOB 171, which has low to intermediate nicotine content. The invention provides seeds of the cultivar AOB 171, plants and parts thereof of the cultivar AOB 171, a tissue culture derived from the cu... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7825305 | Tobacco having increased threonine The present invention provides a method for producing plants with a desired phenotypic trait which comprises subjecting plants to mutagenesis, screening chimeric progeny for plants having the desired phenotypic trait, and propagating the survivors. In an embodiment,... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7812227 | Cloning of cytochrome p450 genes from The present invention relates to p450 enzymes and nucleic acid sequences encoding p450 enzymes in Nicotiana, and methods of using those enzymes and nucleic acid sequences to alter plant phenotypes. ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7795509 | Tobacco products with reduced nicotine DNA encoding a plant quinolate phosphoribosyl transferase (QPRTase) enzyme, and constructs comprising such DNA are provided. Methods of altering quinolate phosphoribosyl transferase expression are provided. ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7700851 | Tobacco nicotine demethylase genomic clone and uses thereof The present invention features tobacco nicotine demethylase nucleic acid and amino acid sequences, tobacco plants and plant components containing such sequences, including tobacco plants and plant components having reduced expression or altered enzymatic activity of... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7667104 | Tobacco cultivar AOB 171 The present invention relates to a novel tobacco cultivar designated AOB 171, which has low to intermediate nicotine content. The invention provides seeds of the cultivar AOB 171, plants and parts thereof of the cultivar AOB 171, a tissue culture derived from the cu... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7667106 | Tobacco cultivar ‘AOB 175’ The present invention relates to a novel tobacco cultivar designated AOB 175, which has low to intermediate nicotine content. The invention provides seeds of the cultivar AOB 175, plants and parts thereof of the cultivar AOB 175, a tissue culture derived from the cu... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7667105 | Tobacco cultivar ‘AOB 176’ The present invention relates to a novel tobacco cultivar designated AOB 176, which has low to intermediate nicotine content. The invention provides seeds of the cultivar AOB 176, plants and parts thereof of the cultivar AOB 176, a tissue culture derived from the cu... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7645925 | Tobacco products with increased nicotine DNA encoding a plant quinolate phosphoribosyl transferase (QPRTase) enzyme, and constructs comprising such DNA are provided. Methods of altering quinolate phosphoribosyl transferase expression are provided. ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7605308 | Regulation of quinolate phosphoribosyl transferase expression DNA encoding a plant quinolate phosphoribosyl transferase (QPRTase) enzyme, and constructs comprising such DNA are provided. Methods of altering quinolate phosphoribosyl transferase expression are provided. ... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7425670 | Methods and compositions for protein production in tobacco plants with reduced nicotine DNA encoding a plant quinolate phosphoribosyl transferase (QPRTase) enzyme, and constructs comprising such DNA are provided. Methods of altering quinolate phosphoribosyl transferase expression are provided. ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7423195 | Transgenic plants containing ligninase and cellulase which degrade lignin and cellulose to fermentable sugars The present invention provides transgenic plants which after harvest degrade the lignin and cellulose therein to fermentable sugars which can further be fermented to ethanol or other products. In particular, the transgenic plants comprise ligninase and cellulase gen... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7408098 | Regulation of quinolate phosphoribosyl transferase expression DNA encoding a plant quinolate phosphoribosyl transferase (QPRTase) enzyme, and constructs comprising such DNA are provided. Methods of altering quinolate phosphoribosyl transferase expression are provided. ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7371926 | Transgenic plants containing ligninase and cellulase which degrade lignin and cellulose to fermentable sugars The present invention provides transgenic plants which after harvest degrade the lignin and cellulose therein to fermentable sugars which can further be fermented to ethanol or other products. In particular, the transgenic plants comprise ligninase and cellulase gen... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368629 | Nucleic acids encoding anthelmintic agents and plants made therefrom 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.... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7314972 | Transgenic plants expressing biocidal proteins and method of producing the same The invention relates to transformed plant cells and plants having a novel nucleic acid and protein sequences from the mung bean Vigna radiata. The nucleic acid sequence, isolated from a bruchid resistant mung bean line, encodes a thionin-like protein with bi... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7304220 | Regulation of quinolate phosphoribosyl transferase expression DNA encoding a plant quinolate phosphoribosyl transferase (QPRTase) enzyme, and constructs comprising such DNA are provided. Methods of altering quinolate phosphoribosyl transferase expression are provided. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304207 | Identification and characterization of an Anthocyanin mutant () in tomato The present invention is directed to a novel plant phenotype, designated Anthocyanin 1 (ANT1), a nucleic acid sequence expressed in plants demonstrating the ANT1 phenotype and the corresponding amino acid sequence. Also provided are plant cells and plants that exhib... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7294758 | Materials and methods for producing geminivirus resistant plants The subject invention pertains to materials and methods for producing plants that are resistant to infection by geminiviruses and other related viruses. Methods of the invention comprise transforming a plant with a polynucleotide wherein when the polynucleotide is e... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288409 | Method of introducing a plurality of genes into plants A method of concurrently introducing multiple genes to plants and trees is provided. The method includes an Agrobacterium-mediated gene delivery system by which multiple genes together with a single selectable marker gene are simultaneously transferred and in... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285700 | Plastid directed DNA constructs comprising chimeric plastid targeting regions, vectors containing same and methods of use thereof This invention relates to methods and compositions for obtaining Arabidopsis and Brassica plants. Specifically, the method provides culturing protocols and compositions that facilitate the regeneration of transformed plants following delivery of benefi... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285650 | Cloning and sequencing of the allergen Dac g5 of pollen, its preparation and its use A purified nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence coding for allergen Dac g5 having amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO. 2, a derivative or a fragment thereof. ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7276646 | Synthetic polynucleotide coding for human lactoferrin, vectors, cell and transgenic plants containing it A synthetic polynucleotide encoding human lactoferrin, modified with respect to the natural gene so as to maximize its expression in vegetals, on the basis of the preferential use of the codons is described. Moreover, the vectors containing such sequence, that havin... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7244876 | Process of rapid variety-independent plant transformation Disclosed is a method of making transgenic plants. Heterologous DNA is first introduced into a donor plant, plant cell or protoplast, and then moved from the donor to a recipient plant, plant cell or protoplast unaccompanied by any native genomic DNA of the donor. T... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7217867 | Eukaryotic translation initiation factor gene regulatory elements for use in plants The present invention provides eukaryotic translation initiation factor non-coding regulatory element polynucleotide molecules isolated from Nicotiana tabacum, Arabidopsis thaliana, and Medicago truncatula useful for modulating transgene expression in ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7196247 | Root-specific, stimulant inducible promoter and its use This invention relates to an isolated isoflavone synthase 1 (IFS1) promoter nucleic acid fragment. The invention also relates to the construction of chimeric genes comprising all or a portion of the IFS1 promoter directing the expression of transgenes, in sense or a... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7173170 | High threonine producing lines of and methods of producing The present invention provides a method for producing plants with a desired phenotypic trait which comprises subjecting plants to mutagenesis, screening chimeric progeny for plants having the desired phenotypic trait, and propagating the survivors. In an embodiment,... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7164057 | Transcription factor stress-related proteins and methods of use in plants A transgenic plant transformed by a transcription factor stress-related protein (TFSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7157629 | Production of proteins in plant seeds Transgenic monocot plants and seeds comprising monocot seed-specific promoters from seed-storage protein genes and monocot seed-specific targets sequences of expression of heterologous proteins in subcellular compartments to protect the protein are disclosed. The tr... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7157618 | Impartment of virus-resistance with the use of plant protein binding to plant virus transport protein A method for conferring resistance to a plant virus to plants by introducing into the plant a polynucleotide encoding a protein capable of binding to a movement protein of the plant virus is provided. Also provided are transgenic plants having resistance to a plant ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7129391 | Universal chloroplast integration and expression vectors, transformed plants and products thereof The invention provides universal chloroplast integration and expression vectors which are competent to stably transform and integrate genes of interest into chloroplast genome of multiple species of plants. Transformed plants and their progeny are provided. Monocoty... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7129062 | Matrix attachment regions and methods for use thereof The present invention relates to compositions and methods for transfecting eukaryotic cells with nucleic acid vectors. In particular, the invention relates to the uses of Matrix Attachment Region (MAR) elements to increase stable and transient transfection efficienc... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7091019 | Farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase proteins, nucleic acids and promoter regions therefor A nucleotide sequence and protein of the hop farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase is described herein. ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7057087 | Application of aspen MADS-box genes to alter reproduction and development in trees The present invention provides compositions and methods for producing a transgenic plant that exhibits altered characteristics resulting from over expression or under expression of a novel polypeptide PtM3 or its homolog PtM4. The altered characteristics resulting f... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052911 | Methods of increasing plant yield This invention provides novel methods for improving plant quality and yield in the presence of pathogens. The method increases the levels of pathogenesis-related proteins, such as PR1, phenylalanine ammonia lyase, or plant cell wall proteins such as hydroxyproline-r... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7049485 | Transgenic plants containing ligninase and cellulase which degrade lignin and cellulose to fermentable sugars The present invention provides transgenic plants which after harvest degrade the lignin and cellulose therein to fermentable sugars which can further be fermented to ethanol or other products. In particular, the transgenic plants comprise ligninase and cellulase gen... | 05/23/2006 |
