Transgenic high tryptophan plants

The present invention provides a method for altering the tryptophan content of a plant by introducing and expressing an isolated DNA segment encoding an anthranilate synthase in the cells of the plant. Transgenic plants transformed with an isolated DNA segment encoding an anthranilate synthase, as w...

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Main Authors Weaver, Lisa M, Oulmassov, Tim N, Vaduva, Gabriela, Liang, Jihong, Varagona, Marguerite J, Venkatesh, Tyamagondlu V, Manjunath, Sivalinganna
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 17.04.2012
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Summary:The present invention provides a method for altering the tryptophan content of a plant by introducing and expressing an isolated DNA segment encoding an anthranilate synthase in the cells of the plant. Transgenic plants transformed with an isolated DNA segment encoding an anthranilate synthase, as well as human or animal food, seeds and progeny derived from these plants, are also provided.