Methods for increasing oil content in plants

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 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The invention also relates to expression constructs for the expression of G3P...

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Main Authors ZRENNER RITA MARIA, GEIGENBERGER PETER, RENZ ANDREAS, NIGEL MARC STITT, BAUER JOERG, VIGEOLAS HELENE
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 25.08.2009
Subjects
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
BEER
BIOCHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY
COMPOSITIONS THEREOF
CULTURE MEDIA
ENZYMOLOGY
FISHING
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
TRAPPING
VINEGAR
WINE
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Summary: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 from Saccharomyces 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.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20040513412