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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 1993
Filed:
Aug. 23, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Caroline Dean, Norwich, GB;
Patricia A Harder, Wilmington, DE (US);
Kenneth J Leto, Wilmington, DE (US);
Daniel P O'Keefe, Ridley Park, PA (US);
Charles A Omer, Downingtown, PA (US);
James A Romesser, Wilmington, DE (US);
James M Tepperman, Oakland, CA (US);
Assignee:
E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M / ; C12M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
536 232 ; 4353201 ; 424 / ; 424 / ; 424 / ; 536 237 ;
Abstract
DNA sequences encoding herbicide metabolizing cytochrome P450 enzymes and iron-sulfur proteins that donate electrons to these enzymes, were introduced into plants and microorganisms rendering them able to produce the encoded gene products and to metabolize herbicides.