Patents by Inventor Pascal Gamas

Pascal Gamas has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • DNA sequences coding for a cinnamoyl COA reductase, and applications thereof in the control of lignin contents in plants
    Patent number: 6211432
    Abstract: The present invention relates to any DNA sequence comprising as a coding region all or part of the nucleotidic sequence coding for a mRNA coding coding for a cinnamoyl CoA reductase (CCR) in lucern and/or corn, or all or part of the nucleotide sequence complementary of the latter and coding for an antisense mRNA susceptible of hybridizing with said mRNA. The invention also relates to the use of said sequences for implementing processes for the regulation of lignin biosynthesis in plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignees: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique
    Inventors: Alain-Michel Boudet, Magalle Pichon, Jacqueline Grima-Pettenati, Michel Beckert, Pascal Gamas, Jean-François Briat