DNA sequences which lead to the formation of levans, plasmids containing these sequences as well as a process for preparing transgenic plants

US6028249A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Hoechst Schering Agrevo GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Manuela Rober · Berlin, DE
• Gebhard Geier · Dossenheim, DE
• Klaus Geider · Sandhausen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 3, 1997
• Grant date: Feb 22, 2000
• Expiry date: Oct 3, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12N15/8246
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

There are described DNA sequences, which lead to the formation of polyfructans (levans), plasmids containing theses DNA sequences, as well as a process using these plasmids for preparing transgenic plants with polyfructan (levan) expression.