Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and – Plant – seedling – plant seed – or plant part – per se – Higher plant – seedling – plant seed – or plant part
Patent
1998-03-31
2000-08-15
Smith, Lynette R. F.
Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and
Plant, seedling, plant seed, or plant part, per se
Higher plant, seedling, plant seed, or plant part
435135, 435419, 800278, A01H 500, A01H 510, C12N 514, C12N 1582, C12P 762
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06103956&
ABSTRACT:
Novel transgenic plants and plant cells are capable of biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA). Heterologous enzymes involved in PHA biosynthesis, particularly PHA polymerase, are targeted to the peroxisome of a transgenic plant. Transgenic plant materials that biosynthesize short chain length monomer PHAs in the absence of heterologous .beta.-ketothiolase and acetoacetyl-CoA reductase are also disclosed.
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Eschenlauer Arthur C.
Hahn J. J.
Somers David A.
Srienc Friedrich
Nelson Amy J.
Regents of the University of Minnesota
Smith Lynette R. F.
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