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Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2010

Filed:

Sep. 01, 2006
Applicants:

Scott R. Baerson, Oxford, MS (US);

Agnes M. Rimando, Oxford, MS (US);

Franck E. Dayan, Oxford, MS (US);

Zhiqiang Pan, Oxford, MS (US);

James J. Polashock, Hainesport, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Scott R. Baerson, Oxford, MS (US);

Agnes M. Rimando, Oxford, MS (US);

Franck E. Dayan, Oxford, MS (US);

Zhiqiang Pan, Oxford, MS (US);

James J. Polashock, Hainesport, NJ (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 1/00 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01); C07K 14/415 (2006.01); C12N 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

This invention relates to an O-methyltransferase gene cloned from sorghum, the sorghum O-methyltransferase-3 gene, SbOMT3. Quantitative real-time RT-PCR and recombinant enzyme studies with putative O-methyltransferase sequences obtained from an EST data set from sorghum have led to the identification of the novel root hair-specific O-methyltransferase designated SbOMT3. Transgenic plants which express SbOMT3 can convert resveratrol into pterostilbene in planta. SbOMT3 is also involved in the biosynthesis of sorgoleone.


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