Patents Examined by Ben Packard
  • Use for 2-hydroxy-4-methylthiobutanoic acid (HMTB)
    Patent number: 7795180
    Abstract: A new use of 2-hydroxy-4-methylthiobutanoic acid (HMTB) as an inducer, within the plant, of ethylene and polyamine synthesis, mainly putrescine, capable of regulating fruit maturation processes, both in relation to fruit abscission and in relation to color and sugar content, containing mineral elements such as phosphorous, potassium and nitrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Timac Agro Espana, S.A.
    Inventors: Jose Maria Garcia-Mina Freire, D. Fabrice Houdusse, Esther Casanova, Maria Garnica