Expression of herbicide metabolizing cytochromes
AssigneeE. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
InventorsCaroline Dean, Patricia A. Harder, Kenneth J. Leto, Daniel P. O'Keefe, Charles A. Omer, James A. Romesser, James M. Tepperman
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Abstract
DNA sequences encoding herbicide metabolizing cytochrome P450 enzymes and iron-sulfur proteins that donate electrons to these enzymes, were introduced into plants and microorganisms rendering them able to produce the encoded gene products and to metabolize herbicides.
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An isolated DNA molecule encoding cytochrome P450 enzyme P450SU1 and iron sulfur protein FeS-B comprising ##STR7##
An isolated DNA molecule encoding cytochrome P450 enzyme P450SU1 comprising ##STR8## ##STR9##
A sequence of DNA encoding cytochrome P450 enzyme P450SU2 and iron sulfur protein FeS-A comprising ##STR10## ##STR11## ##STR12##
An isolated DNA molecule encoding cytochrome P450 enzyme P450SU2 comprising ##STR13##
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