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Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012

Filed:

Oct. 13, 2006
Applicants:

Maud Lepelley, Tours, FR;

Gerald Cheminade, Nantes, FR;

James Gérard Mccarthy, Noizay, FR;

Vincent Petiard, Tours, FR;

Chenwei Lin, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Steven D. Tanksley, Dryden, NY (US);

Inventors:

Maud Lepelley, Tours, FR;

Gerald Cheminade, Nantes, FR;

James Gérard McCarthy, Noizay, FR;

Vincent Petiard, Tours, FR;

Chenwei Lin, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Steven D. Tanksley, Dryden, NY (US);

Assignees:

Nestec S. A., Vevey, CH;

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/29 (2006.01); C12N 15/63 (2006.01); C12N 15/82 (2006.01); C12N 9/88 (2006.01); C12N 5/10 (2006.01); A01H 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Polynucleotides encoding polypeptides that comprise the biosynthetic pathway for phenylpropanoids and flavonoids in the coffee plant are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for using these polynucleotides and polypeptides for the manipulation of flavor, aroma, and other features of coffee beans, as well as the manipulation resistance to pathogen, herbivore, and insect attack in the coffee plant.


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