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Polynucleotides encoding phenylpropanoid pathway enzymes in coffee

US8362328B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NESTEC S.A. · CH

Inventors

Steven D. Tanksley · Ithaca, US
Chenwel Lin · Waltham, US
Maud Lepelley · Tours, FR
James McCarthy · Saint-Avertin, FR
Vincent Petiard · Tours, FR
Gerald Cheminade · Nantes, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 10, 2006
Grant date	Jan 29, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 14, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12N15/8243
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Polynucleotides and polypeptides involved in the biosynthetic pathway of chlorogenic acids in the coffee plant are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for using these polynucleotides and polypeptides for the manipulation of flavor, aroma, and other features of coffee beans, as well as for the protection of coffee plants against diseases or oxidative stress.

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