Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080274528 | BIOFUEL PRODUCTION METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS - The invention provides methods for increasing the level of fermentable carbohydrates in a biofuel crop plant such as alfalfa or switchgrass, by modification of the lignin biosynthetic pathway. Also provided are plants prepared by the methods of the invention. Methods for processing plant tissue and for producing ethanol by utilizing such plants are also provided. | 11-06-2008 |
20080282423 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR MODIFYING PLANT BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS - The invention provides bifunctional plant biosynthetic enzymes that increase the efficiency by which modification can be made to plant biosynthetic pathways. In certain aspects of the invention, bifunctional isoflavone biosynthetic enzymes are provided. The invention therefore allows the modification of plants for isoflavone content. The inventors have demonstrated increased isoflavone biosynthesis can be obtained even in non-legume plants. | 11-13-2008 |
20080317880 | PLANT ISOFLAVONE AND ISOFLAVANONE O-METHYLTRANSFERASE GENES - The invention provides enzymes that encode O-methyltransferases (OMTs) from | 12-25-2008 |
20090044294 | Method for modifying lignin composition and increasing in vivo digestibility of forages - Methods for transforming forage legumes or woody plants with a DNA construct comprising at least one open reading frame encoding for a caffeoyl CoA 3-O-methyltransferase enzyme or a | 02-12-2009 |
20090083874 | PRODUCTION OF PROANTHOCYANIDINS TO IMPROVE FORAGE QUALITY - The invention provides method and compositions for the modulation of anthocyanin and proanthocyanidin production in plants. The methods of the invention allow creation of plants having novel phenotypes. Increased expression of anthocyanins and proanthocyanidins in plants may be used to increase the nutritional value of food plants for both human and animal consumption. Increased proanthocyanidin content also reduces the potential for bloat in animals fed certain forage plants low in condensed tannin content. The invention may also be used to modify plant pigmentation, and for nutraceutical and food colorant production. | 03-26-2009 |
20090142471 | PLANT ISOFLAVONOID HYDROXYLASES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The invention provides plant isoflavonoid hydroxylase coding sequences. Also provided are constructs comprising these sequences, plants transformed therewith and methods of use thereof. In certain aspects of the invention, plants transformed with the nucleic acids are provided exhibiting improved pest and disease resistance. Plants provided by the invention may also exhibit improved nutritional qualities. | 06-04-2009 |
20100017913 | DISEASE RESISTANT PLANTS - The invention provides transgenic plants with resistance to infection by a root-infecting fungal plant pathogen such as | 01-21-2010 |
20100064387 | EPICATECHIN GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE - The invention provides methods and compositions for the modulation of epicatechin glucosyltransferase activity in plants. Increased expression of epicatechin glucosides, and ultimately anthocyanins and proanthocyanidins, in plants may be used to increase the nutritional value of food plants for both human and animal consumption. Increased proanthocyanidin content also reduces the potential for bloat in animals fed certain forage plants low in condensed tannin content. | 03-11-2010 |
20100319084 | METABOLIC ENGINEERING FOR PLANT DISEASE RESISTANCE - The invention provides methods and compositions for making a dicotyledonous plant that is susceptible to Phymatotrichopsis Root Rot (PRR) more resistant to PRR, by metabolic engineering of the plant's flavonoid and isoflavonoid biosynthetic pathways. Thus, methods for increasing the synthesis and accumulation of medicarpin and/or 7,4′-dihydroxyflavone in plants such as alfalfa are provided. | 12-16-2010 |
20110010790 | PLANTS WITH MODIFIED LIGNIN CONTENT AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention provides methods for decreasing lignin content and for increasing the level of fermentable carbohydrates in plants by down-regulation of the NST transcription factor. Nucleic acid constructs for down-regulation of NST are described. Transgenic plants are provided that comprise reduced lignin content. Plants described herein may be used, for example, as improved biofuel feedstock and as highly digestible forage crops. Methods for processing plant tissue and for producing ethanol by utilizing such plants are also provided. | 01-13-2011 |
20120117691 | TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS FOR MODIFICATION OF LIGNIN CONTENT IN PLANTS - The invention provides methods for modifying lignin, cellulose, xylan, and hemicellulose content in plants, and for achieving ectopic lignification and, for instance, secondary cell wall synthesis in pith cells, by altered regulation of a WRKY transcription factor. Nucleic acid constructs for altered WRKY-TF expression are described. Transgenic plants are provided that comprise modified pith cell walls, and lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose content. Plants described herein may be used, for example, as improved biofuel feedstock and as highly digestible forage crops. | 05-10-2012 |