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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2022
Applicant:
Altria Client Services Llc, Richmond, VA (US);
Inventors:
Chengalrayan Kudithipudi, Midlothian, VA (US);
Dongmei Xu, Glen Allen, VA (US);
James Strickland, Richmond, VA (US);
Yanxin Shen, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Assignee:
Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/82 (2006.01); A01H 6/82 (2018.01); A24B 13/00 (2006.01); A24B 15/10 (2006.01); A24B 15/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/8243 (2013.01); A01H 6/823 (2018.05); A24B 13/00 (2013.01); A24B 15/10 (2013.01); A24B 15/245 (2013.01); C12N 15/8251 (2013.01); C12Y 402/01091 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides approaches for reducing tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs) in tobacco. Some of these approaches include genetically engineering tobacco plants to increase one or more antioxidants, increase oxygen radicle absorbance capacity (ORAC), increase phenylalanine, or reduce nitrite. Also provided are methods and compositions for producing modified tobacco plants and tobacco products therefrom comprising reduced TSNAs.