Method for production of petroselinic acid and OMEGA12 hexadecanoic acid in transgenic plants
US5430134A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 7, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N15/8247
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for producing lipids containing the fatty acid petroselinic acid in plants. The production of petroselinic acid is accomplished by genetically transforming plants which do not normally accumulate petroselinic acid with a gene for a .omega.12 desaturase from another species which does normally accumulate petroselinic acid.
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