Rhizobium Or Agrobacterium Patents (Class 435/252.2)
  • Aminopeptidase from staphylococcus aureus
    Patent number: 6204015
    Abstract: The invention provides aminopeptidase polypeptides and DNA (RNA) encoding aminopeptidase polypeptides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques. Also provided are methods for utilizing aminopeptidase polypeptides to screen for antibacterial compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham Corporation
    Inventors: Sanjoy Biswas, Martin Karl Russel Burnham, Michael Arthur Lonetto, Patrick Vernon Warren, Richard Lloyd Warren
  • Genes coding for amino acid deacetylases with specificity for N-acetyl-L-phosphinothricin, their isolation and their use
    Patent number: 6177616
    Abstract: The invention relates to DNA molecules which code for deacetylases or proteins having the biological activity of a deacetylase and also transgenic plant cells which were transformed using the DNA molecules according to the invention. These molecules can be used for the production of plants having specifically destroyable parts, i.e. male- or female-sterile plants, by means of the specific expression of a deacetylase gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: Hoecsht Schering Agrevo GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Bartsch, Guido Kriete, Inge Broer, Alfred P{umlaut over (u)}hler
  • Chimeric genes suitable for expression in plant cells
    Patent number: 6174724
    Abstract: This invention relates to chimeric genes which are capable of being expressed in plant cells. Such genes contain (a) a promoter region derived a gene which is expressed in plant cells, such as the nopaline synthase gene; (b) a coding or structural sequence which is heterologous with respect to the promoter region; and (c) an appropriate 3′ non-translated region. Such genes have been used to create antibiotic-resistant plant cells; they are also useful for creating herbicide-resistant plants, and plants which contain mammalian polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Monsanto Company
    Inventors: Stephen G. Rogers, Robert T. Fraley