Antibody immunoreactive with a 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase
AssigneeMonsanto Technology LLC
InventorsGerard Francis Barry, Ganesh Murthy Kishore, Stephen Rogers Padgette, William Carlton Stallings
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Abstract
Genes encoding Class II EPSPS enzymes are disclosed. The genes are useful in producing transformed bacteria and plants which are tolerant to glyphosate herbicide. Class II EPSPS genes share little homology with known, Class I EPSPS genes, and do not hybridize to probes from Class I EPSPS's. The Class II EPSPS enzymes are characterized by being more kinetically efficient than Class I EPSPS's in the presence of glyphosate. Plants transformed with Class II EPSPS genes are also disclosed as well as a method for selectively controlling weeds in a planted transgenic crop field.
Claims4
An antibody immunoreactive with a 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase enzyme, wherein the enzyme comprises SEQ ID NO:
- 3 or SEQ ID NO:
- 70.
A kit for the detection of a 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase enzyme in a sample, said kit comprising:
- a container comprising an antibody immunoreactive with SEQ ID NO:3 or SEQ ID NO:70;
- and
- a detection agent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.