Method for producing ubiquinone-10 in plant
US7723569B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N15/8243
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A plant which expresses a large amount of ubiquinone-10 and a method for producing ubiquinone-10 using the plant are provided. A dietary supplement, a food and a food additive which contains ubiquinone-10 produced by the plant or the method are provided. The plant is produced by transformation using an expression cassette in which a decaprenyl diphosphate synthase gene is operatively linked with a mitochondrial targeting sequence.
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