[en] The invention relates to methods for increasing the oil content in plants, preferably in the seeds of plants, by expression of glycerol-3-phosphatdehydrogenases (G3PDH) from yeast, preferably from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The invention also relates to expression constructs for the expression of G3PDH yeast in plants, preferably in the seeds of plants, transgenic plants expressing G3PDH, and to the use of said transgenic plants in the production of foodstuffs, feed, seeds, pharmaceuticals or fine chemicals, especially in the production of oils.
Disciplines :
Biotechnology
Inventor :
Vigeolas, Hélène ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la vie > Génétique
Renz, Andreas
Bauer, Jörg
Stitt Nigel, Marc
Zrenner, Rita Maria
Geigenberger, Peter
Language :
German
Title (54) :
VERFAHREN ZUM ERHÖHEN DES ÖLGEHALTES IN PFLANZEN
Alternative titles :
[en] METHODS FOR INCREASING OIL CONTENT IN PLANTS
Publication date (43-45) :
20 November 2003
Filing date (22) :
06 May 2003
Patent/publication number (10-11) :
WO 2003/095655 A2
Patent status (13) :
none
Priority number (30) :
102 20 753.4 08.05.2002 DE / 102 26 413.9 13.06.2002 DE