Production of Milk Oligosaccharides in Plants
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorsPatrick M. Shih, Collin Robert E. Barnum
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Abstract
Mammalian milk oligosaccharides (MMO) are produced in plants engineered to express recombinant MMO biosynthetic pathways.
Claims20
A method of producing a mammalian milk oligosaccharide (MMO) in a plant or plant part, comprising growing a plant comprising and expressing a recombinant MMO biosynthetic pathway sufficient to produce the MMO, and preferably further comprising isolating the MMO from the plant or plant part.
A composition comprising a plant or plant part comprising and expressing a recombinant MMO biosynthetic pathway sufficient to produce the MMO.
A composition comprising an MMO isolated from a plant or plant part comprising and expressing a recombinant MMO biosynthetic pathway sufficient to produce the MMO, preferably a food product composition comprising a composition, plant or plant part (such as leaves, stems, roots, seeds, fruit or flowers.
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