Methods for increasing oil content in plants

Details Methods for increasing oil content in plants Methods for increasing oil content in plants

2003-05-06

2009-08-25

McElwain, Elizabeth F (Department: 1638)

Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and

Method of introducing a polynucleotide molecule into or...

The polynucleotide alters fat, fatty oil, ester-type wax, or...

C800S298000, C435S320100

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07579517

ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to methods for increasing the oil content in plants, preferably in the seeds of plants, by expression of glycerol-3-phosphatdehydrogenases (G3PDH) from yeast, preferably fromSaccharomyces cerevisiae. The invention also relates to expression constructs for the expression of G3PDH yeast in plants, preferably in the seeds of plants, transgenic plants expressing G3PDH, and to the use of said transgenic plants in the production of foodstuffs, feed, seeds, pharmaceuticals or fine chemicals, especially in the production of oils.

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