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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 04, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sheila Attenborough, Maidenhead, GB;
Willem Frans Broekaert, Dilbeek, BE;
Rupert William Osborn, Twickenham, GB;
John Anthony Ray, Bracknell, GB;
Sarah Bronwen Rees, Bracknell, GB;
Ravindra Haribhai Tailor, Bracknell, GB;
Assignee:
Zeneca Limited, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H / ; C12N / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
800298 ; 4352523 ; 536 236 ;
Abstract
Antimicrobial proteins are isolated from seeds of Impatiens, and show a wide range of antifungal activity and some antibacterial activity. DNA encoding the proteins is isolated and incorporated into vectors. Plants transformed with this DNA are produced. The invention further provides a method of expressing polyproteins in transgenic plants using DNA constructs based on the structure of the gene encoding the Impatiens antimicrobial proteins.