OLEOYL-ACYL-CARRIER-PROTEIN THIOESTERASES IN PLANTS - Patent 1232250

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EP 1 232 250 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	13.12.2001

(43)	Date of publication:
	21.08.2002 Bulletin 2002/34

(21)	Application number: 00980640.7

(22)	Date of filing: 22.11.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: C12N 9/16, C12N 15/82, C12N 5/10

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0032/012

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0103/8502 (31.05.2001 Gazette 2001/22)

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

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Priority:

24.11.1999 US 167510 P

(71)	Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
	WilmingtonDelaware 19898 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	ALLEN, Stephen, M. Wilmington, DE 19810 (US) RAFALSKI, J., Antoni Wilmington, DE 19810 (US) SHEN, Jennie, Bih-Jien Wilmington, DE 19810 (US)

(74)	Representative: Webber, Philip Michael
	Frank B. Dehn & Co.,179 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4EL London EC4V 4EL (GB)

(54)	OLEOYL-ACYL-CARRIER-PROTEIN THIOESTERASES IN PLANTS