Composition for production of plant body having improved sugar content, and use thereof
US8268748B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 7, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01N61/00
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The composition, in accordance with the present invention, for producing a plant body having an improved sugar content includes glutathione, a polynucleotide encoding γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase, or a polynucleotide encoding glutathione-binding plastid type fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase. The composition preferably includes oxidized glutathione. This allows provision of a composition for easily producing a plant body having an improved sugar content.
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