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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2005
Masako Mizutani, Kyoto, JP;
Yoshikazu Tanaka, Otsu, JP;
Takaaki Kusumi, Suita, JP;
Kazuki Saito, Yachimata, JP;
Mami Yamazaki, Chiba, JP;
Gong Zhizhong, Chiba, JP;
Masako Mizutani, Kyoto, JP;
Yoshikazu Tanaka, Otsu, JP;
Takaaki Kusumi, Suita, JP;
Kazuki Saito, Yachimata, JP;
Mami Yamazaki, Chiba, JP;
Gong Zhizhong, Chiba, JP;
International Flower Development Proprietary Limited, Victoria, AU;
Abstract
The present invention provides a gene that codes for a protein, wherein the protein is an anthocyanin 5-O-glucosyltransferase, which is an enzyme that transfers a glycoside to the 5 position of a flavonoid. The disclosed anthocyanin 5-O-glucosyltransferases were isolated from, and. Also disclosed are genes that code for a protein having a modified amino acid sequence relative to the above amino acid sequence and having activity that transfers a glycoside to the 5 position of a flavonoid, and a process for producing the above protein using said gene. This gene can be used to artificially alter the color of plants.