Elevation of oil levels in plants

• Main Authors: TERRY J. FOLEY, JOHN R. LEDEAUX, THOMAS J. SAVAGE, ANNETTE E. WYRICK, MONICA P. RAVANELLO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 13.01.2005
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; CULTURE MEDIA; EDIBLE OILS OR FATS, e.g. MARGARINES, SHORTENINGS, COOKINGOILS; ENZYMOLOGY; FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIREDCHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERSFROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE; FISHING; FODDER; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FORESTRY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; NEW PLANTS OR PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; SPIRITS; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES; TRAPPING; VINEGAR; WINE

This present invention provides a method for increasing oil levels in corn kernel tissue by expression of an HOI001 GBSS allele. The present invention also provides isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding a HOI001 GBSS polypeptide.