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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
David R Corbin, Chesterfield, MO (US);
John T Greenplate, Manchester, MO (US);
Michael G Jennings, Chesterfield, MO (US);
John P Purcell, Ballwin, MO (US);
Robert D Sammons, Defiance, MO (US);
Assignee:
Monsanto Company, St. Louis, MO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4351723 ; 800205 ; 800250 ; 800255 ; 4353201 ; 435190 ; 536 232 ; 536 237 ; 47 58 ;
Abstract
3-Hydroxysteroid oxidase controls insects, particularly lepidopterans and boll weevil. Genes encoding for this enzyme may be cloned into vectors for transformation of plant-colonizing microorganisms or plants, thereby providing a method of controlling insect infestation.