Genetically engineered plant resistance to thiazopyr and other pyridine herbicides
US6107549A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 9, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N15/8274
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Esterase-encoding recombinant plant genes are utilized to achieve metabolic deactivation as a means to genetically engineer plant resistance to pyridine herbicides. The esterase/pyridine system provided is further useful as a selection system for the identification of transformed plant cells.
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