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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2006
Applicants:
Mitchell C. Tarczynski, West Des Moines, IA (US);
Changjiang LI, Johnston, IA (US);
BO Shen, Johnston, IA (US);
Inventors:
Mitchell C. Tarczynski, West Des Moines, IA (US);
Changjiang Li, Johnston, IA (US);
Bo Shen, Johnston, IA (US);
Assignee:
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Johnston, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/82 (2006.01); A01H 5/00 (2006.01); A01H 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods for modulating levels of at least one organic sulfur compound in plants are provided. Also provided are plants and seeds produced by the methods. The methods comprise stably transforming a plant with a DNA construct encoding a cystathionine gamma synthase enzyme, a serine acetyl transferase enzyme and/or other sulfur assimilating enzymes capable of altering the level of at least one organic sulfur compound.