Commercial production of avidin in plants
US5767379A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 6, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N15/8257
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for commercial production of avidin entails heterologous expression of the protein in plants, in native conformation, at an expression level such that avidin represents at least 0.1% of total extracted protein. A genetic map of the integration locus allows for the identification of the avidin-expressing plant. Genetic loci on a plant chromosome are revealed that support high levels of avidin expression and that can be used as a site of integration for high level expression of other genes of interest.
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