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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2006
Applicants:
Siva Manjunath, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Jiexin Peng, St. Louis, MO (US);
Marguerite J. Varagona, Ballwin, MO (US);
Inventors:
Siva Manjunath, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Jiexin Peng, St. Louis, MO (US);
Marguerite J. Varagona, Ballwin, MO (US);
Assignee:
Monsanto Technology LLC, St. Louis, MO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/00 (2006.01); C12N 15/82 (2006.01); C12N 15/11 (2006.01); C12N 15/31 (2006.01); A01H 5/00 (2006.01); A01H 5/10 (2006.01); A01H 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for altering the tryptophan content of a plant by introducing and expressing an artificial polynucleotide sequence encoding an anthranilate synthase in the cells of the plant. Transgenic plants transformed with an artificial polynucleotide sequence encoding an anthranilate synthase, as well as human or animal food, seeds, and progeny derived from these plants, are also provided.