Global Patent Index - EP 1521838 A1

EP 1521838 A1 20050413 - METHOD FOR MODIFYING PLANTS

Title (en)

METHOD FOR MODIFYING PLANTS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR MODIFIKATION VON PFLANZEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE MODIFICATION DE VEGETAUX

Publication

EP 1521838 A1 20050413 (EN)

Application

EP 03763658 A 20030626

Priority

  • EP 03763658 A 20030626
  • EP 0306763 W 20030626
  • EP 02254986 A 20020716

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004007730A1] A method for increasing the lever of 4-desmethyl sterols ina plant comprises increasing the enzymatic demethylation of4-monomethyl and 4,4-dimethyl sterols. The enzymatic demethylation may be effected by the use of a geneexpressing a C4 sterol methyl oxidase (C4SMO).

IPC 1-7

C12N 15/82; A01H 5/00

IPC 8 full level

A01H 5/00 (2006.01); C12N 15/82 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C12N 15/8247 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2004007730A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2004007730 A1 20040122; AU 2003242767 A1 20040202; BR 0312325 A 20050412; CN 1668748 A 20050914; EP 1521838 A1 20050413

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 0306763 W 20030626; AU 2003242767 A 20030626; BR 0312325 A 20030626; CN 03816741 A 20030626; EP 03763658 A 20030626