Genes for microsomal delta-12 fatty acid desaturases and hydroxylases from plants
US7105721B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 28, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2022 |
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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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