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AssigneesDe Ruiter Seeds R&D B.V., Enza Zaden Beher B.V.
InventorsAsaph Aharoni, Maarten Anthonie Jongsma, Henricus Adrianus Verhoeven, Hendrik Jan Bouwmeester
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The invention relates to the field of genetic engineering of flavor, fragrance and biocontrol agent development. More specifically it relates to a process for production of natural flavors, fragrances or bio-control agents by the control of one or more genes implicated in that process. The invention provides an isolated or recombinant nucleic acid or functional fragment thereof encoding a proteinaceous molecule essentially capable of flavor, fragrance and/or bio-control agent synthesis when provided with a suitable substrate under appropriate reaction conditions. The invention further provides a nucleic acid or functional fragment thereof encoding a proteinaceous molecule essentially capable of synthesizing at least a monoterpene alcohol linalool when contacted with geranyl diphosphate (GPP) and/or at least a sesquiterpene alcohol nerolidol when contacted with farnesyl diphosphate (FPP) under appropriate reaction conditions.
Method for enhancing the fungal resistance of a plant comprising transforming said plant with a gene encoding the proteinaceous molecule of SEQ ID NO:
Method for enhancing the fungal resistance of a plant comprising increasing the production of linalool, nerolidol or farnesol in said plant.
Method for enhancing the fungal resistance of a plant by applying linalool, nerolidol or farnesol to said plant.
A method for use of linalool, nerolidol or farnesol as a fungicide, comprising contacting a fungus with a solution or vapour comprising linalool, nerolidol or farnesol.
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