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US 7,598,346 B1Granted
Antifungal polypeptides
AssigneesPioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, The Regents of the University of California
InventorsDaniel J. Altier, Virginia C. Crane, Irina Ellanskaya, Jacob T. Gilliam, Jennie Hunter-Cevera, James K. Presnail, Eric J. Schepers, Carl R. Simmons, Tamas Torok, Nasser Yalpani
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Abstract
The invention relates to compositions including amino acid sequences isolated from fungal fermentation broths and methods for protecting a plant from a pathogen, particularly a fungal pathogen.
Claims4
An isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:
- a) a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1 or 3;
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- b) a polypeptide having at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:1 or 3, wherein said polypeptide has antipathogenic activity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.