Antifungal chitin binding proteins and DNA coding therefor
US5994625A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 23, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Y302/01014
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Chimeric genes encoding antifungal chitin binding proteins (antifungal CBPs) with very low chitinase activity (10% or less than that of the class-I chitinases from tobacco). Also substantially pure DNA sequences encoding antifungal CBP are provided for the obtention of transgenic plants producing antifungal CBP. Plants expressing an antifungal CBP gene, optionally in combination with a plant expressible glucanase gene, show reduced susceptibility to fungi.
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