Method for selective increase of the anticarcinogenic glucosinolates in Brassica sp.
US6340784B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 8, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 22, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01H6/203
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for producing Brassica oleracea with elevated anticarcinogenic glucosinolate derivatives. The elevated levels are obtained by crossing wild Brassica oleracea species with Brassica oleracea breeding lines, and subsequently selecting hybrids with levels of 4 -methylsulfinylbutyl and/or 3-methylsulfinylpropyl glucosinolates elevated above that initially found in Brassica oleracea breeding lines. The invention also relates to edible Brassica plants, such as broccoli plants, with elevated levels of 4-methylaulfinylbutyl glucosinolate and/or 3 -methylsulfinylpropyl glucosinolates, and to seeds of such plants.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.