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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2013
Applicants:
Gary Stacey, Columbia, MO (US);
Minviluz G. Stacey, Columbia, MO (US);
Inventors:
Gary Stacey, Columbia, MO (US);
Minviluz G. Stacey, Columbia, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Curators of the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 5/10 (2006.01); C12N 15/82 (2006.01); C12N 15/05 (2006.01); C12N 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/8247 (2013.01); A01H 5/10 (2013.01); C12N 9/0069 (2013.01); C12N 15/8216 (2013.01); C12N 15/8218 (2013.01); C12N 15/8243 (2013.01); C12N 15/8274 (2013.01); C12Y 113/11005 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides methods and compositions for modifying tocochromanol biosynthesis in plants. The present invention thus surprisingly and beneficially provides for increasing desired tocochromanol compounds in plants and enhancing the nutritional quality of human food and animal feed, without associate deleterious plant phenotypes.