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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 22, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Beth Rubin-Wilson, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Lining Guo, Brownsburg, IN (US);
Tom Skokut, Carmel, IN (US);
Scott Young, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Otto Folkerts, Guilford, CT (US);
Katherine Armstrong, Zionsville, IN (US);
Neil M. Cowen, Zionsville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Dow AgroSciences LLC, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 5/00 ; C12N 5/14 ; C12N 9/16 ; C12N 1/529 ; C12N 1/582 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 5/00 ; C12N 5/14 ; C12N 9/16 ; C12N 1/529 ; C12N 1/582 ;
Abstract
Genes encoding maize oleoyl-ACP and palmitoyl-ACP thioesterase enzymes have been isolated from maize. These genes, when expressed in a plant, can be used to create transgenic plants having altered palmitic acid oil profiles.