GENES ENCODING ENZYMES FOR LIGNIN BIOSYNTHESIS AND USES THEREOF - Patent 1226260

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EP 1 226 260 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	17.01.2002

(43)	Date of publication:
	31.07.2002 Bulletin 2002/31

(21)	Application number: 00976948.0

(22)	Date of filing: 02.11.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: C12N 15/82, C12N 15/53, C12N 15/54, C12N 9/02, C12N 9/10, C12N 5/10, A01H 5/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0030/456

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0134/817 (17.05.2001 Gazette 2001/20)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

05.11.1999 US 434229

(71)	Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
	Des Moines, Iowa 50309 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	HELENT JARIS, Timothy, G. Ankeny, IA 50021 (US)

(74)	Representative: Irvine, Jonquil Claire
	J.A. KEMP & CO.14 South SquareGray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ London WC1R 5JJ (GB)

(54)	GENES ENCODING ENZYMES FOR LIGNIN BIOSYNTHESIS AND USES THEREOF