Patent · US Expired

Nucleic acids encoding anthelmintic agents and plants made therefrom

US7365240B2 · kind B2 · utility

13Cited by
37References
33Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateFeb 4, 2004
Grant dateApr 29, 2008
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 20, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02A40/146
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides DNA constructs, transgenic plants containing such constructs, and methods of making the plants. The DNA constructs encode a polypeptide that when expressed results in the production of fatty acid compounds having anthelmintic activity. Transgenic plants expressing such a polypeptide can exhibit enhanced resistance to plant parasitic nematodes, particularly when expressed in vegetative tissues.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.