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Lysine rich protein from winged bean

US6184437A · kind A · utility

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Assignees

Beijing Vegetable Research Center · CN
Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica · CN
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII · US

Inventors

Samuel Sai Ming Sun · Honolulu, US
Liwen Xiong · Honolulu, US
Yuxiang Jing · Beijing, CN
Bolin Liu · Beijing, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 5, 1997
Grant date	Feb 6, 2001
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 5, 2017

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12N15/8254
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A lysine-rich protein gene has been cloned from winged bean, Psophocarpus tetragonolobus, and its DNA sequence and deduced protein sequence are provided. Methods for transforming plant cells are provided that mature into plants having elevated levels of lysine in their seeds.

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