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Glyphosate-tolerant 5-enolpyruvyl-3-phosphoshikimate synthases

US5866775A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 28, 1990
Grant dateFeb 2, 1999
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Expiry dateSep 28, 2010

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S47/01
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Glyphosate-tolerant 5-enolpyruvyl-3-phosphoshikimate (EPSP) synthases, DNA encoding glyphsate-tolerant EPSP synthases, plant genes encoding the glyphosate-tolerant enzymes, plant transformation vectors containing the genes, transformed plant cells and differentiated transformed plants containing the plant genes are disclosed. The glyphosate-tolerant EPSP synthases are prepared by substituting an alanine residue for a glycine residue in a first conserved sequence found between positions 80 and 120, and a threonine residue for an alanine residue in a second conserved sequence found between positions 170 and 210 in the mature wild type EPSP synthase.

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