Abstract: Methods for the production of new Adonis palaestina plants and plant populations with improved characteristics such as increased flower size, astaxanthin content, and/or reduced cardenolide content are provided. Also provided are an astaxanthin-containing Adonis oleoresin and methods of extracting astaxanthin and other ketocarotenoids from flowers of Adonis palaestina plants, while reducing non-ketocarotenoids and cardenolides.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 2, 2006
Date of Patent:
September 29, 2009
Assignee:
Sinotrade Technology Limited
Inventors:
Simon Rayton, John Rayton, Linda Foley, Peter Wyn Jones
Abstract: A non-human mammal, especially a mouse exhibiting a characteristic of Rothmund-Thomson syndrome prepared by introducing a mutation into exon 13 of RECQL4 gene; and method of preparation thereof are provided.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 21, 2005
Date of Patent:
June 2, 2009
Assignee:
National Institute of Radiological Sciences