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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 16, 1996
Toshihiko Ashikari, Takatsuki, JP;
Yoshikazu Tanaka, Otsu, JP;
Hiroyuki Fujiwara, Neyagawa, JP;
Masahiro Nakao, Nagaokakyo, JP;
Yuko Fukui, Osaka, JP;
Keiko Sakakibara, Takatsuki, JP;
Masako Mizutani, Kyoto, JP;
Takaaki Kusumi, Suita, JP;
Toshihiko Ashikari, Takatsuki, JP;
Yoshikazu Tanaka, Otsu, JP;
Hiroyuki Fujiwara, Neyagawa, JP;
Masahiro Nakao, Nagaokakyo, JP;
Yuko Fukui, Osaka, JP;
Keiko Sakakibara, Takatsuki, JP;
Masako Mizutani, Kyoto, JP;
Takaaki Kusumi, Suita, JP;
Suntory Limited, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The invention relates to isolated polynucleotides encoding a protein having aromatic acyltransferase activity, vectors comprising aromatic acyltransferase polynucleotides, and methods of transforming plants with anthocyanin acyltransferase polynucleotides to alter flower colors. The invention also relates to transformed host cells, plants, and flower cuts expressing proteins having anthocyanin acyltransferase activity.