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Plants with elevated levels of glucan

US9920327B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 1, 2012
Grant dateMar 20, 2018
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Expiry dateNov 28, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N15/01
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to mutations in licheninase genes encoding polypeptides with decreased licheninase activity, which when expressed in plants results in elevated levels of glucan in the plants. In particular, the disclosure relates to licheninase nucleic acids and polypeptides related to glucan accumulation in plants, plants with reduced expression of a licheninase nucleic acid, and methods related to the generation of plants with increased glucan content in the cell walls of leaf tissue.

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