Wen Tswan Chen

US Patent:

7102057, Sep 5, 2006

Filed:

Aug 27, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/228063

Inventors:

Michael B. Lanahan - Research Triangle Park NC, US
Shib Sankar Basu - Apex NC, US
Christopher J. Batie - Durham NC, US
Wen Chen - Cary NC, US
Joyce Craig - Pittsboro NC, US
Mark Kinkema - Durham NC, US

Assignee:

Syngenta Participations AG - Basel

International Classification:

C12N 15/82
C12N 15/31
C12N 15/56
C12P 7/10

US Classification:

800284, 800278, 800287, 800288, 8003201, 435 698, 435 99, 435161, 435202, 435468

Abstract:

The invention provides polynucleotides, preferably synthetic polynucleotides, which encode processing enzymes that are optimized for expression in plants. The polynucleotides encode mesophilic, thermophilic, or hyperthermophilic processing enzymes, which are activated under suitable activating conditions to act upon the desired substrate. Also provided are “self-processing” transgenic plants, and plant parts, e. g. , grain, which express one or more of these enzymes and have an altered composition that facilitates plant and grain processing. Methods for making and using these plants, e. g. , to produce food products having improved taste and to produce fermentable substrates for the production of ethanol and fermented beverages are also provided.

US Patent:

7557262, Jul 7, 2009

Filed:

May 2, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/415818

Inventors:

Michael B. Lanahan - Research Triangle Park NC, US
Shib Sankar Basu - Research Triangle Park NC, US
Christopher J. Batie - Research Triangle Park NC, US
Wen Chen - Cary NC, US
Joyce Craig - Pittsboro NC, US
Mark Kinkema - Durham NC, US

Assignee:

Syngenta Participations AG

International Classification:

C12N 15/82
C12N 15/56
C12N 15/62
A01H 5/00
A01H 5/10

US Classification:

800284, 800287, 8003201, 800288, 435 698, 435204, 435412, 435419, 536 232, 536 234, 536 237

Abstract:

The invention provides polynucleotides, preferably synthetic polynucleotides, which encode processing enzymes that are optimized for expression in plants. The polynucleotides encode mesophilic, thermophilic, or hyperthermophilic processing enzymes, which are activated under suitable activating conditions to act upon the desired substrate. Also provided are “self-processing” transgenic plants, and plant parts, e. g. , grain, which express one or more of these enzymes and have an altered composition that facilitates plant and grain processing. Methods for making and using these plants, e. g. , to produce food products having improved taste and to produce fermentable substrates for the production of ethanol and fermented beverages are also provided.

US Patent:

7855322, Dec 21, 2010

Filed:

May 26, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/471564

Inventors:

Michael B. Lanahan - Cary NC, US
Shib Sankar Basu - Apex NC, US
Christopher J Batie - Durham NC, US
Wen Chen - Cary NC, US
Joyce Craig - Pittsboro NC, US
Mark Kinkema - St. Lucia, AU

Assignee:

Syngenta Participations AG - Basel

International Classification:

C12N 15/82
C12N 15/31
C12N 15/56
C12N 15/62
C12N 15/84
A01H 5/00
A01H 5/10

US Classification:

800284, 800287, 800288, 800320, 435 698, 435202, 4352522, 435419

Abstract:

The invention provides polynucleotides, preferably synthetic polynucleotides, which encode processing enzymes that are optimized for expression in plants. The polynucleotides encode mesophilic, thermophilic, or hyperthermophilic processing enzymes, which are activated under suitable activating conditions to act upon the desired substrate. Also provided are “self-processing” transgenic plants, and plant parts, e. g. , grain, which express one or more of these enzymes and have an altered composition that facilitates plant and grain processing. Methods for making and using these plants, e. g. , to produce food products having improved taste and to produce fermentable substrates for the production of ethanol and fermented beverages are also provided.

US Patent:

7919681, Apr 5, 2011

Filed:

Oct 18, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/874560

Inventors:

Michael B. Lanahan - Research Triangle Park NC, US
Shib Sankar Basu - Apex NC, US
Christopher J. Batie - Durham NC, US
Wen Chen - Cary NC, US
Joyce Craig - Pittsboro NC, US
Mark Kinkema - Durham NC, US

Assignee:

Syngenta Participations AG - Basel

International Classification:

C12N 15/84
C12N 15/56
C12N 15/62
C12P 7/06
C12P 19/00

US Classification:

800284, 800287, 8003201, 435 698, 435161, 435202, 435205

Abstract:

The invention provides polynucleotides, preferably synthetic polynucleotides, which encode processing enzymes that are optimized for expression in plants. The polynucleotides encode mesophilic, thermophilic, or hyperthermophilic processing enzymes, which are activated under suitable activating conditions to act upon the desired substrate. Also provided are “self-processing” transgenic plants, and plant parts, e. g. , grain, which express one or more of these enzymes and have an altered composition that facilitates plant and grain processing. Methods for making and using these plants, e. g. , to produce food products having improved taste and to produce fermentable substrates for the production of ethanol and fermented beverages are also provided.

US Patent:

20080289066, Nov 20, 2008

Filed:

Mar 8, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/591870

Inventors:

Michael B. Lanahan - Research Triangle Park NC, US
Shib S. Basu - Apex NC, US
Christopher J. Batie - Durham NC, US
Wen Chen - Cary NC, US
Joyce Craig - Pittsboro NC, US
Mark Kinkema - Durham NC, US

International Classification:

C12N 15/56
C12N 1/21
A01H 5/00
C12P 19/00

US Classification:

800298, 536 232, 4352522, 800321, 8003201, 800320, 8003202, 8003203, 435 72

Abstract:

The invention provides polynucleotides, preferably synthetic polynucleotides, which encode processing enzymes that are optimized for expression in plants. The polynucleotides encode mesophilic, thermophilic, or hyperthermophilic processing enzymes, which are activated under suitable activating conditions to act upon the desired substrate. Also provided are “self-processing” transgenic plants, and plant parts, e.g., grain, which express one or more of these enzymes and have an altered composition that facilitates plant and grain processing. Methods for making and using these plants, e.g., to produce food products having improved taste and to produce fermentable substrates for the production of ethanol and fermented beverages are also provided.

US Patent:

20090320831, Dec 31, 2009

Filed:

Aug 20, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/544546

Inventors:

Michael B. Lanahan - Cary NC, US
Shib S. Basu - Apex NC, US
Christopher J. Batie - Durham NC, US
Wen Chen - Clarksburg MD, US
Joyce Craig - Pittsboro NC, US
Mark Kinkema - St. Lucia, AU

Assignee:

SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG - Basel

International Classification:

C08B 30/20

US Classification:

127 37

Abstract:

The invention provides polynucleotides, preferably synthetic polynucleotides, which encode processing enzymes that are optimized for expression in plants. The polynucleotides encode mesophilic, thermophilic, or hyperthermophilic processing enzymes, which are activated under suitable activating conditions to act upon the desired substrate. Also provided are “self-processing” transgenic plants, and plant parts, e.g., grain, which express one or more of these enzymes and have an altered composition that facilitates plant and grain processing. Methods for making and using these plants, e.g., to produce food products having improved taste and to produce fermentable substrates for the production of ethanol and fermented beverages are also provided.