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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2003
Genichi Kakefuda, Yardley, PA (US);
Karl-heinz Ott, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Jae-gyu Kwagh, Fairless Hills, PA (US);
Gerald W. Stockton, Yardley, PA (US);
Genichi Kakefuda, Yardley, PA (US);
Karl-Heinz Ott, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Jae-Gyu Kwagh, Fairless Hills, PA (US);
Gerald W. Stockton, Yardley, PA (US);
BASF Corporation, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are structure-based modelling methods for the preparation of acetohydroxy acid synthase (AHAS) variants, including those that exhibit selectively increased resistance to herbicides such as imidazoline herbicides and AHAS inhibiting herbicides. The invention encompasses isolated DNAs encoding such variants, vectors that include the DNAs, and methods for producing the variant polypeptides and herbicide resistant plants containing specific AHAS gene mutations. Methods for weed control in crops are also provided.