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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2016
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;
Lucien Bovet, La Chaux-de-Fonds, CH;
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel, CH;
Abstract
There is described herein a mutant, non-naturally occurring or transgenic plant or part thereof having reduced expression or activity of asparagine synthetase, said asparagine synthetase comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of: (i) a polynucleotide sequence comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of a sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:1 or at least 72% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:3 or SEQ ID NO:5 or SEQ ID NO:7; or (ii) a polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide set forth in (i); or (iii) a polypeptide having at least 78% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:2 or SEQ ID NO:4 or SEQ ID NO:6 or SEQ ID NO:8; wherein the expression or activity of the asparagine synthetase set forth in (i), (ii) or (iii) is reduced as compared to a control plant.