Breeding For Altered Sterol Composition Patents (Class 800/261)
  • Soybean variety RJS35006
    Patent number: 8101829
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety designated RJS35006. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety RJS35006, to the plants of soybean RJS35006 to plant parts of soybean variety RJS35006 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing plants of the soybean variety RJS35006 with another soybean plant, using RJS35006 as either the male or the female parent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Corbin, Paul A. Stephens
  • Increased Phytosterol Content Through Overexpression of an Acyl-CoA Sterol Acyl-Transferase
    Publication number: 20100064381
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of genetic engineering to produce sterol esters. In certain embodiments, an isolated or recombinant nucleic acid molecule encoding a sterol acyltransferase is disclosed. In certain other embodiments, a cell transformed with the isolated or recombinant nucleic acid molecule encoding a sterol acyltransferase is disclosed. A process for producing sterol esters using the transformed cell is also disclosed. In a further embodiment, an isolated or recombinant sterol acyltransferase is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: Jitao Zou, Qilin Chen