PUTRESCINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE, RECOMBINANT DNA MOLECULES ENCODING PUTRESCINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE, AND TRANSGENIC TOBACCO PLANTS WITH DECREASED ALKALOID CONTENT - Patent 0701614

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EP 0 701 614 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	20.03.1996 Bulletin 1996/12

(21)	Application number: 94918175.0

(22)	Date of filing: 01.06.1994

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A01H 5/ 00^{( . )}
C12N 9/ 10^{( . )}
C12N 15/ 82^{( . )}

C12N 5/ 10^{( . )}
C12N 15/ 09^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1994/006106

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1994/028142 (08.12.1994 Gazette 1994/27)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	SI

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Priority:

01.06.1993 US 19930076681

(71)	Applicant: Philip Morris Products Inc.
	Richmond Virginia 23234 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	WAHAB, Samir, Z. Richmond, VA 23235 (US) MALIK, Vedpal, S. Richmond, VA 23236 (US)

(74)	Representative: Bass, John Henton, et al
	REDDIE & GROSE 16 Theobalds Road London WC1X 8PL London WC1X 8PL (GB)

(54)	PUTRESCINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE, RECOMBINANT DNA MOLECULES ENCODING PUTRESCINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE, AND TRANSGENIC TOBACCO PLANTS WITH DECREASED ALKALOID CONTENT