Transgenic cotton plants producing heterologous polyhydroxy(e) butyrate bioplastic
US5602321A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 12, 1994 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12P7/625
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A fiber-producing plant comprising in its genome a heterologous genetic construct is disclosed. This genetic construct comprises a fiber-specific promoter and a coding sequence selected from the group consisting of sequences encoding bioplastic-producing genes. Preferably, the coding sequence is selected from the group consisting of ketothiolase, acetoacetyl-CoA reductase, and PHB synthase. Seeds of the plant containing this genetic construct and plant cells containing this construct are also disclosed.
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