Gene encoding acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase
US5559220A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N15/8241
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A DNA encoding an acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase (ACCase) from a photosynthetic organism and functional derivatives thereof which are resistant to inhibition from certain herbicides. This gene can be placed in organisms to increase their fatty acid content or to render them resistant to certain herbicides.
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