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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 1994
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1992
Vaughan A Hilder, Merryoaks, GB;
Angharad M Gatehouser, Stanley, GB;
John A Gatehouse, Stanley, GB;
Donald Boulter, Durham City, GB;
Richard F Barker, Barhill, GB;
Michael Bevan, Norwich, GB;
Agricultural Genetics Company Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Abstract
The invention relates to a recombinant DNA molecule which comprises a structural gene coding for a trypsin inhibitor, in particular a trypsin inhibitor from a legume, more particularly from Vigna unguiculata (cowpea trypsin inhibitor or CpTI), or for a protein having properties resembling those of CpTI and/or having a substantial degree of homology therewith. The invention also relates to a recombinant DNA plasmid comprising such a DNA molecule, and to the incorporation of the DNA into the nuclear genome of a plant.