Patents by Inventor Kemal Kazan

Kemal Kazan 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).

  • Plant protection method
    Publication number: 20020035738
    Abstract: A method of protecting a plant against a pathogen is described, the method comprising inducing expression of a plant defensin gene by stimulating the jasmonate and/or ethylenc pathways. Also deseribed is a method of inducing expression of a plant defensin gene, a composition which is capable of inducing expression of a plant defensin gene and a method for screening compounds giving resistance-inducing activity. Preferably, the pathogen is a necrotrophic pathogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Publication date: March 21, 2002
    Applicant: ZENECA Limited
    Inventors: Bart Pierre Helene Joseph Thomma, Franky Raymond Gerard Terras, Iris Anne Marie Armande Penninckx, John Michael Manners, Kemal Kazan, Willem Frans Broekaert