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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Burle G Gengenbach, St. Paul, MN (US);
David A Somers, St. Paul, MN (US);
Douglas C Bittel, Cannon Falls, MN (US);
Jonathan M Shaver, St. Paul, MN (US);
Juantia M Sellner, deceased, late of Earlville, IA (US);
Assignee:
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ; C07K / ; A01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4351723 ; 4352404 ; 530376 ; 536 236 ; 800205 ; 800D / ; 800D / ;
Abstract
A DNA sequence is provided which encodes an altered form of native Zea mays dihydrodipicolinic acid synthase (DHPS) which is substantially resistant to concentrations of L-lysine which inhibit the activity of native Zea mays DHPS, either in vitro or in transformed plant cells or whole plants.