Isoflavone biosynthetic enzymes
US6054636A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 17, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N15/8243
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding soybean enzymes that catalyze steps in biosynthesis of isoflavones, the enzyme a member selected from the group consisting of chalcone isomerase, isoflavone reductase and vestitone reductase. The invention also relates to the construction of chimeric genes encoding all or a substantial portion of the enzymes, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the enzyme in a transformed host cell.
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