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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
May. 24, 2013
Applicant:
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Ilya Raskin, Manalapan, NJ (US);
Diana Cheng, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Natalia Pogrebnyak, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/01 (2006.01); A01H 4/00 (2006.01); A01H 5/12 (2006.01); A61K 36/28 (2006.01); A61P 3/10 (2006.01); C12N 15/82 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 5/12 (2013.01); A61K 36/28 (2013.01); C12N 15/01 (2013.01); C12N 15/8241 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein are several improved lettuce varieties, having increased anthocyanin and polyphenol content, and increased oxygen radical absorption capacity, as compared to other known varieties of lettuce. Also provided are parts of such new lettuces, such as leaves, heads, seeds, tissue cultures, and extracts generated from such varieties. The disclosure also provides methods of using the new lettuces and parts thereof, for example to reduce blood glucose levels.