Enhanced accumulation of trehalose in plants
US6881877B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 7, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Y302/01028
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention provides a process for producing trehalose in plant cells capable of producing trehalase by growing plant cells having the genetic information required for the production of trehalose and trehalase, or cultivating a plant or a part thereof comprising such plant cells, characterized in that said plant cells are grown, or said plant or a part thereof, is cultivated in the presence of a trehalase inhibitor.
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