Genes for microsomal delta-12 fatty acid desaturases and related enzymes from plants
US6872872B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 26, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N2310/11
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
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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