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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2008
Filed:
May. 07, 2004
Applicants:
Nordine Cheikh, Davis, CA (US);
Dane Fisher, Richfield, NC (US);
Rebecca Thompson, St. Charles, MO (US);
Inventors:
Nordine Cheikh, Davis, CA (US);
Dane Fisher, Richfield, NC (US);
Rebecca Thompson, St. Charles, MO (US);
Assignee:
Monsanto Technology, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of changing the activity of hexokinases in a plant sink comprising introducing into the plant a gene encoding a fungal hexokinase. In the method, the gene is expressed in the plant seed tissue to produce the protein, thereby changing characteristics of hexokinase activity in the seed of the plant.