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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2003
Applicants:
David Hildebrand, Lexington, KY (US);
Tomoko Hatanaka, Hyogo, JP;
Inventors:
David Hildebrand, Lexington, KY (US);
Tomoko Hatanaka, Hyogo, JP;
Assignee:
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/14 (2006.01); C12N 15/63 (2006.01); C12N 1/21 (2006.01); C12N 1/15 (2006.01); C07H 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A chimeric gene comprising an isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding a delta 12-fatty acid epoxygenase enzyme and transgenic plants containing the chimeric gene are described. Expression of the chimeric delta 12-epoxygenase gene leads to altered levels of fatty acids in transformed cells.