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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 22, 1998
Applicants:
Lorin R Debonte, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Guo-hua Miao, Johnston, IA (US);
Zhegong Fan, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Inventors:
Lorin R DeBonte, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Guo-Hua Miao, Johnston, IA (US);
Zhegong Fan, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Assignee:
Cargill, Incorporated, Wayzata, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Brassicaceae plants are disclosed that contain a mutation in a delta-12 fatty acid desaturase gene and that have altered fatty acid composition in seeds. In one embodiment, a Brassicaceae plant contains a mutation in a region having the conserved motif His-Xaa-Xaa-Xaa-His, found in delta-12 and delta-15 fatty acid desaturases. A preferred motif has the sequence His-Glu-Cys-Gly-His. A preferred mutation in this motif has the amino acid sequence His-Lys-Cys-Gly-His.