Methods and means for the manufacture of hyaluronan
AssigneeBayer CropScience AG
InventorsClaus FROHBERG, Rainhard KOCH
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Abstract
The present invention relates to plant cells and plants which synthesize hyaluronan and to methods for preparing such plants, and also to methods for preparing hyaluronan with the aid of these plant cells or plants. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of plants for preparing hyaluronan and to food or feed which comprises hyaluronan.
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A plant comprising a plant cell comprising a nucleic acid molecule which is stably integrated into is genome and codes for a hyaluronan synthase, wherein said plant cell produces hyaluronan, and wherein said nucleic acid molecule comprises the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
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A plant comprising a plant cell comprising a nucleic acid molecule which is stably integrated into is genome and codes for a hyaluronan synthase, wherein said plant cell produces hyaluronan, and wherein said nucleic acid molecule encodes the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
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A tomato plant comprising a plant cell comprising a nucleic acid molecule which is stably integrated into is genome and codes for a hyaluronan synthase, wherein said plant cell produces hyaluronan.
A potato plant comprising a plant cell comprising a nucleic acid molecule which is stably integrated into is genome and codes for a hyaluronan synthase, wherein said plant cell produces hyaluronan.
A method for preparing a plant which synthesizes hyaluronan, comprising (a) integrating a nucleic acid molecule coding for a hyaluronan synthase into the genome of a plant cell;
- (b) regenerating a plant from plant cells of step (a);
- and (c) optionally, generating further plants with the aid of the plants of step (b),
- wherein said nucleic acid molecule comprises the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
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A method for preparing a plant which synthesizes hyaluronan, comprising (a) integrating a nucleic acid molecule coding for a hyaluronan synthase into the genome of a plant cell;
- (b) regenerating a plant from plant cells of step (a);
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- wherein said nucleic acid molecule codes for a hyaluronan synthase comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
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A method for preparing hyaluronan, comprising extracting hyaluronan from a plant part comprising a plant cell comprising a nucleic acid molecule which is stably integrated into is genome and codes for a hyaluronan synthase, wherein said plant cell produces hyaluronan,
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A method for preparing hyaluronan, comprising extracting hyaluronan from a plant part comprising a plant cell comprising a nucleic acid molecule which is stably integrated into is genome and codes for a hyaluronan synthase, wherein said plant cell produces hyaluronan,
- wherein said nucleic acid codes for a hyaluronan synthase comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
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