Coumarin synthesis and uses thereof
AssigneeBASF SE
InventorsUwe Conrath, Caspar Langenbach, Sebastian Felix Beyer, Patrick Schwinges, Holger Schultheiss, Alexander Beesley, Cedric Linke
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Abstract
The present invention relates to genes, materials and methods for coumarin synthesis and the application thereof for improving plant health, preferably against infection by phythopathogenic microorganisms, and/or for improving plant health against coumarin-induced adverse effects on plant health. Furthermore, the invention pertains to methods and uses of such genes and materials for creating correspondingly beneficial plant cells, plant parts and whole plants, and relates to products obtained from such plants or plant parts.
Claims15
Plant cell capable of expressing a heterologous S8H and/or optionally a heterologous CYP82C4 enzyme.
Method for improving plant health, comprising the step of conferring or increasing the production and/or accumulation of (a) fraxetin and optionally sideretin and/or of (b) a derivative thereof, in a plant cell, plant part or whole plant in comparison to a respective wild type plant, wild type plant part, or wild type plant cell,
- wherein the plant cell, plant part or plant,
- by increasing the expression and/or activity of an S8H and/or optionally an CYP82C4 enzyme in the plant, plant part or plant cell, wherein the plant, plant part or plant cell comprises a metabolic pathway for the production of esculetin, scopoletin and/or isoscopoletin.
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