Genes for microsomal delta-12 fatty acid desaturases and hydroxylases from plants
US6372965B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 14, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Y114/19006
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The preparation and use of nucleic acid fragments encoding fatty acid desaturase enzymes are described. The invention permits alteration of plant lipid composition. Chimeric genes incorporating such nucleic acid fragments with suitable regulatory sequences may be used to create transgenic plants with altered levels of unsaturated fatty acids.
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