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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jan G. Jaworski, Oxford, OH (US);
Martha Ann Post-Beittenmiller, Ardmore, OK (US);
James Todd, Oxford, OH (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 5/00 ; C12N 1/582 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 5/00 ; C12N 1/582 ;
Abstract
Nucleic acids are disclosed that encode fatty acid &bgr;-keto acyl synthases from plants. Such synthases are effective for producing very long chain fatty acids (VLCFA), e.g., C22 to C26, preferentially saturated but also monounsaturated. Also disclosed are polypeptides encoded by such nucleic acids. Transgenic plants expressing these polypeptides exhibit altered levels of VLCFA in one or more tissues, such as seeds or leaves.