Process for decreasing verbascose in a plant by expression of a chloroplast-targeted fimD protein

US8952217B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Metanomics GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Piotr Puzio · Berlin, DE
• Birgit Wendel · Berlin, DE
• Michael Manfred Herold · Berlin, DE
• Ralf Looser · Berlin, DE
• Astrid Blau · Stahnsdorf, DE
• Gunnar Plesch · Potsdam, DE
• Beate Kamlage · Berlin, DE
• Florian Schauwecker · Berlin, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 6, 2006
• Grant date: Feb 10, 2015
• Expiry date: Jan 7, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12P13/12
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a process for decreasing verbascose in a plant by expression of a chloroplast-targeted polypeptide which is a member of the fimD superfamily in a plant cell, plant, or a part thereof. The invention furthermore relates to a process for producing a plant cell, plant, or part thereof with a decrease in the amount of verbascose. Also provided are nucleic acid constructs and vectors useful for practicing the methods as well as plants, plant tissues, propagation materials and harvested materials thus obtained. Agricultural compositions comprising the plant materials thus obtained is also provided.