Polypeptides and polynucleotides relating to the .alpha.-and .beta.-subunits of a glutamate dehydrogenase and methods of use
US5879941A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 6, 1995 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A40/146
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Amino acid and nucleotide sequences relating to the glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) enzyme are described. The GDH enzymes described herein were discovered in the alga Chlorella sorokiniana in the form of seven different inducible isoenzymes. These isoenzymes are found in the algae as chloroplast-localized hexamers composed of .alpha.- and .beta.-subunits. Plants transformed with nucleotide sequences encoding the .alpha.- or .beta.-subunits of the enzyme show improved properties, for example, increased growth and improved stress tolerance.
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