Patents by Inventor Katja Kempe

Katja Kempe 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).

  • Modulation of Alkaloid Siosynthesis in Plants and Plants Having Altered Alkaloid Biosynthesis
    Publication number: 20080196123
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for altering alkaloid biosynthesis in a plant, comprising: i) introducing into cells of a plant, an expressible exogenous nucleic acid comprising or consisting of an (S)-N-methylcoclaurine 3?-hydroxylase gene (cyp80b) or a derivative thereof, and ii) optionally propagating the plant, wherein expression of the exogenous nucleic acid in the plant or in its progeny results in altered levels of alkaloid biosynthesis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Toni M. Kutchan, Susanne Frick, Katja Kempe