Patents Assigned to Agricultural Research Organization Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
  • Geraniol synthase, methods of production and uses thereof
    Patent number: 7704716
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel type of monoterpene synthase, a key enzyme in the production of the monoterpene aroma compound geraniol. More specifically, the present invention relates to nucleic acid sequences coding for CUES from flowers and herbs species, in particular sweet basil, as well as to vectors containing the sequences, to host cells containing the sequences and to methods of producing recombinant GES, its products, and uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignees: The Regents of The University of Michigan, Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of The University of Arizona, Agricultural Research Organization Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
    Inventors: Eran Pichersky, Yoko Iijima, Efraim Lewinsohn, David R. Gang, James Simon