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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. 17, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 10, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mary C. Betlach, San Francisco, CA (US);
James T. Kealey, Davis, CA (US);
Neal Gutterson, Oakland, CA (US);
Ed Ralston, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
Assignee:
Kosan Biosciences, Inc., Burlingame, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 1/00 ; C12N 1/582 ; C12N 1/587 ; C12N 5/00 ; C12N 5/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 1/00 ; C12N 1/582 ; C12N 1/587 ; C12N 5/00 ; C12N 5/04 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides genetically altered plants and plant cells that have been modified to contain expression system(s) capable of expressing a functional polyketide synthase (PKS). The present invention further provides methods of producing PKS and polyketides using these plants and cells.