Method of producing tobacco plants with increased sucrose ester content
US11999960B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 6, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N15/8246
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for increasing the sucrose ester content of a tobacco plant or tobacco cell culture, the method comprising modifying said tobacco plant or tobacco cell culture by inhibiting the activity or expression of a diterpene synthesis gene. The present invention also provides for the use of a diterpene synthesis gene for increasing the sucrose ester content of a tobacco plant or tobacco cell culture, as well as tobacco cells, tobacco plants, tobacco plant propagation materials, harvested leaves, processed tobaccos, or tobacco products obtainable in accordance with the invention.
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