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Plant inhibitors of fungal polygalacturonases and their use to control fungal disease

US5569830A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 3, 1994
Grant dateOct 29, 1996
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Expiry dateMay 3, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N15/8282
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding plant polygalacturonase inhibitor proteins (PGIP) which inhibit the activity of fungal polygalacturonases. Transgenic plants expressing a heterologous PGIP show increased resistance to fungi which normally infect the plants.

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