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Wax esters in transformed plants

US5723747A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 1, 1994
Grant dateMar 3, 1998
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Expiry dateJun 1, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12Y102/01042
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention provides a method of producing a wax ester in a plant cell whereby a plant cell having a fatty acyl reductase expressed from a sequence heterologous to said plant is grown in the absence of a wax synthase expressed from a sequence which is heterologous to the plant. The invention also provides plant cells containing wax ester.

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