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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:
Jul. 23, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 16, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wayne P Fitzmaurice, Clemmons, NC (US);
Gary M Hellmann, Clemmons, NC (US);
Laurence K Grill, Vacaville, CA (US);
Monto H Kumagai, Davis, CA (US);
Guy R della-Cioppa, Vacaville, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
536 232 ; 435189 ;
Abstract
DNA sequences isolated from Nicotiana species (e.g., Nicotiana benthamiana and Nicotiana tabacum) have SEQ ID NOS: 1, 3, 5 and 7. The DNA sequences encode polypeptides having enzymatic activity for producing zeta-carotene. The polypeptides are referred to as phytoene desaturase.