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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2011
Applicants:
Joseph Hirschberg, Jerusalem, IL;
Dani Zamir, Gedera, IL;
Inventors:
Joseph Hirschberg, Jerusalem, IL;
Dani Zamir, Gedera, IL;
Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 5/00 (2006.01); A01H 5/02 (2006.01); A01H 5/08 (2006.01); C12N 5/10 (2006.01); C12N 15/82 (2006.01); C07K 14/415 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/825 (2013.01); C07K 14/415 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to means and methods for modifying the expression of a component in the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway to modify the production of carotenoid towards accumulation of at least one of phytoene, phytofluene, zeta carotene or combinations thereof. The present invention further relates to genetically altered organisms having elevated content of these carotenoids. The present invention further relates to genetically altered organisms having elevated content of these carotenoids, particularly in chromoplast-containing cells.