CHIMERIC GENE COMPRISING A DNA SEQUENCE OF A GENE OF HYDROXY-PHENYL PYRUVATE DIOXYGENASE AND PRODUCTION OF PLANTS CONTAINING A GENE OF HYDROXY-PHENYL PYRUVATE DIOXYGENASE AND WHICH ARE TOLERANT TO CERTAIN HERBICIDES

• Main Authors: ANNE ROLLAND, ALAIN SAILLAND, MICHEL MATRINGE, KEN PALLETT
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: 14.04.2008
• Subjects: BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; CULTURE MEDIA; ENZYMOLOGY; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; PROCESSES USING MICROORGANISMS; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; SPIRITS; VINEGAR; WINE

An isolated gene from Pseudomonas is described which expresses a hydoxy phenyl pyruvate dioxygenase. Also described are chimeric genes for introduction into plants to overexpress a hydoxy phenyl pyruvate dioxygenase and produce plants which are tolerant to herbicides.