Monsanto Technology LLC

Steven E Screen

Byron Froman

Virginia Ursin

Fenggao Dong

Thomas J LaRosa

Jennifer Simmons

Stanislaw Flasinski

Scott E Andersen

James H Crowley

Marianne Malven

Henry E Valentin

Richard Eric Cerny

Stephen M Duff

Lori Jo Lehman

Bo-Xing Qiu

Qungang Qi

Jiexin Peng

Bradon James Fabbri

Thomas J La Rosa

Jennifer Gonzales

Deborah Feeney

Jessie Hart

Brandon J Fabbri

Bo-Xing Qui

The invention relates generally to methods and compositions concerning desaturase enzymes that modulate the number and location of double bonds in long chain poly-unsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA's). In particular, the invention relates to methods and compositions for improving omega-3 fatty acid profiles in plant products and parts using desaturase enzymes and nucleic acids encoding for such enzymes. In particular embodiments, the desaturase enzymes are&#x394;6-desaturases. Also provided are improved soybean oil compositions having SDA and a beneficial overall content of omega-3 fatty acids relative to omega-6 fatty acids.

Fatty acid desaturases from primula

The present invention relates to a corn plant and seed with enhanced levels of protein and amino acids. The invention also relates to DNA constructs that provide expression in transgenic corn cells of an asparagine synthetase enzyme. The DNA constructs are used in a method to produce transgenic corn plants and seeds and to select for plants and seeds with enhanced levels of protein and amino acids.

Corn plants and seed enhanced for asparagine and protein

The invention relates to methods and compositions concerning desaturase enzymes that modulate the number and location of double bonds in long chain poly-unsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA's). In particular, the invention relates to methods and compositions for improving omega-3 fatty acid profiles in plant products and parts using exogenous desaturase enzymes and nucleic acids encoding for such enzymes. In particular embodiments, the exogenous desaturase enzymes utilized arespp. delta 5 desaturases. Also provided are improved soybean oil compositions having EPA derived from plants carrying the genes of interest.

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The invention relates generally to phosphopantetheinyl transferases that are required for activation of a polyketide synthase complex to synthesize long chain poly-unsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA's) such as docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid. In particular, the invention relates to bacterial phosphopantetheinyl transferases, DNA constructs for their expression in host cells, and seed, oil and meal when the host cells comprise a plant. Also provided is a method for making a plant oil containing docosahexaenoic acid and/or eicosapentaenoic acid.

Phosphopantetheinyl transferases from bacteria

The present invention provides eukaryotic translation initiation factor non-coding regulatory element polynucleotide molecules isolated from, anduseful for modulating transgene expression in plants. The present invention also provides expression constructs containing the polynucleotide molecules useful for modulating transgene expression in plants. The present invention also provides transgenic plants and seeds containing the polynucleotide molecules useful for modulating transgene expression in plants.

Eukaryotic translation initiation factor gene regulatory elements for use in plants

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