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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2003
Applicants:
Toni A. Voelker, Davis, CA (US);
Dale L. Val, Woodland, CA (US);
Thomas J. Savage, Sacramento, CA (US);
Inventors:
Toni A. Voelker, Davis, CA (US);
Dale L. Val, Woodland, CA (US);
Thomas J. Savage, Sacramento, CA (US);
Assignee:
Monsanto Technology LLC, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/04 (2006.01); C12N 15/82 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This present invention provides a method for increasing oil levels in the tissues ofsp. plants by expression of a heterologous multifunctional fatty acid synthase (mfFAS) within the plant. In one embodiment, the present invention provides isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding mfFAS enzymes from various sources for this purpose, and vectors and plants containing same.