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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2020
Applicant:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Inventors:
John Ralph, Madison, WI (US);
Steven D. Karlen, Madison, WI (US);
Rebecca Anne Smith, Madison, WI (US);
Brian Fox, Madison, WI (US);
Emily Beebe, Stoughton, WI (US);
Craig Bingman, Fitchburg, WI (US);
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/82 (2006.01); C12N 9/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/1029 (2013.01); C12N 15/8255 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to feruloyl-CoA:monolignol transferase enzymes and nucleic acids encoding the feruloyl-CoA:monolignol transferase enzymes. The enzymes and/or the nucleic acids enable incorporation of monolignol ferulates into the lignin of plants. The monolignol ferulates include, for example, p-coumaryl ferulate, coniferyl ferulate, and/or sinapyl ferulate.