Deacetylase genes for the production of phosphinothricin or phosphinothricyl-alanyl-alanine, process for their isolation, and their use

US5668297A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Hoechst GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Inge Broer · Bielefeld, DE
• Doris Hillemann · Gransee, DE
• Alfred Puhler · Bielefeld, DE
• Wolfgang Wohlleben · Bielefeld, DE
• Gunter Donn · Hofheim, DE
• Hubert Mullner · Kelkheim, DE
• Klaus Bartsch · Steinbach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 5, 1995
• Grant date: Sep 16, 1997
• Expiry date: Jun 5, 2015

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02A40/146
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to deacetylase genes, to processes for their isolation, and to their use, in particular for the production of transgenic plants using tissue-specific promoters. It is possible to prevent the development of certain parts in these plants in a targeted manner. With the aid of deacetylase genes, it is furthermore possible to identify and isolate tissue-specific promoters in transgenic plants.