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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. 12, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 02, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Colin Roger Bird, Berkshire, GB;
Donald Grierson, Loughbrough, GB;
Wolfgang Walter Schuch, Berkshire, GB;
Assignee:
Zeneca Limited, London, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H / ; C12N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
800205 ; 4351723 ; 4353201 ; 536 232 ; 536 236 ;
Abstract
The gene of the construct pTOM5 is involved in the carotenoid pathway, which produces carotenes, lutein, xanthophylls, and pigments such as lycopene. The invention proposes to modify (inhibit or promote) the synthesis of such compounds in plants using novel DNA contructs comprising a DNA sequence homologous to some or all of the gene encoded by the clone pTOM5, preceded by a plant promoter. In particular, colour of plant parts, especially fruit, may be modified. Yellow tomatoes are disclosed.