High oleic high stearic plants, seads and oils
US7435839B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 11, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61Q5/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to plant seeds that contain an oil having an oleic acid content of more than 40 wt % and a stearic acid content of more than 12 wt % based on the total fatty acid content of said oil, and wherein a maximum of 10 wt % of the fatty acid groups in the sn-2 position of the TAG molecules constituting the oil are saturated fatty acid groups. The invention also relates to plants that can be grown from the seeds, oil that can be extracted from the seeds, and to methods for obtaining the seeds, plants and oil.
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