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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2012
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;
Lucien Bovet, La Chaux de Fonds, CH;
Jeremy Catinot, Fribourg, CH;
Joanne Schwaar, La Chaux de Fonds, CH;
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel, CH;
Abstract
A mutant, non-naturally occurring or transgenic plant cell comprising: (i) a polynucleotide comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of a sequence encoding a neoxanthin synthase and having at least 60% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:1 or SEQ ID No. 6; (ii) a polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide set forth in (i); (iii) a polypeptide having at least 66% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:2 or at least 60% sequence identity to SEQ ID No. 7; or (iv) a construct, vector or expression vector comprising the isolated polynucleotide set forth in (i), and wherein the expression or activity of the neoxanthin synthase is modulated as compared to a control or wild type plant.