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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:
Oct. 23, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 19, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert H. Haselkorn, Chicago, IL (US);
Piotr Gornicki, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Arch Development Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/88 ; C12N 5/00 ; C12N 1/20 ; C07H 2/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/88 ; C12N 5/00 ; C12N 1/20 ; C07H 2/104 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides isolated and purified polynucleotides that encode plant polypeptides that participate in the carboxylation of acetyl-CoA. Also provided are methods for identifying such nucleic acid segments and polypeptides. Processes for altering acetyl-CoA carboxylation, increasing herbicide resistance of plants and identifying herbicide resistant variants of acetyl-CoA carboxylase are also provided.