PLANT BIOSCIENCE LIMITED Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150323491 | SOIL CHEMISTRY SENSOR - We describe a soil chemistry sensor for in-situ soil chemistry sensing, the sensor comprising a probe incorporating a first, ion-selective electrode and a second, reference electrode, wherein said ion-selective electrode comprises a first-electrode housing defining a first lumen having an ion-selective plug towards a distal end, said first-electrode including a first conductor in a first electrolyte, wherein said reference electrode comprises a second electrode housing defining a second lumen having a porous reference electrode plug towards a distal end, said second electrode including a second conductor in a second electrolyte, wherein said ion-selective plug and said porous reference electrode plug are within 10 mm of one another, and wherein said porous reference electrode plug and said ion-selective plug each comprise a polymer. | 11-12-2015 |
20140345001 | METHOD FOR THE ALTERATION OF PLANTS USING CLE POLYPEPTIDES/PEPTIDES - The present invention relates to altering the biomass and/or structure of a plant, in order to maximise its potential as a source of feedstock or increase its potential as a feedstock for the paper industry. CLE41 and/or CLE42 are used to manipulate growth and structure of the vascular tissue of the plant. The present invention also provides plants in which the levels of CLE41 and/or CLE42 are increased compared to those of a native plant grown under identical conditions, and parts of such plants. Also provided are methods for using such plants or plant parts in the production of plant derived products such as paper or biofuels. | 11-20-2014 |
20140250549 | PROTEIN EXPRESSION SYSTEMS - The invention is based on an expression enhancer sequence derived from the RNA-2 genome segment of a bipartite RNA virus, in which a target initiation site in the RNA-2 genome segment has been mutated. Deletion of appropriate start codons upstream of the main RNA2 translation initiation can greatly increase in foreign protein accumulation without the need for viral replication. Also provided are methods, vectors and systems, including the ‘hyper-translatable’ Cowpea Mosaic Virus (“CPMV-HT”) based protein expression system. | 09-04-2014 |
20140223603 | TRANGENIC PLANTS - The invention relates to transgenic plants with improved growth and nitrogen use efficiency expressing nitrate transporter gene, methods of making such plants and methods for improving growth and nitrogen use efficiency. | 08-07-2014 |
20140189905 | GENETIC MARKERS FOR Myb28 - The present invention relates to a method for determining the genotype of a Cruciferous vegetable plant for a plant with an increased glucosinolate level, comprising obtaining a sample of nucleic acids from said plant or a portion thereof and detecting in said nucleic acids a polymorphism at the Myb28 locus that is genetically linked to an increased glucosinolate level. The polymorphism may comprises at least one of: a) a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) at a position corresponding to nucleotide 83, 136, 226, 563, 610, 830, 995, 1116, 1513, 1577, 1606, 1620, 1825, 1863, 1877 or 2026 of SEQ ID NO: 1, or b) a polymorphism in the number of nucleotides present between nucleotides 323 and 332, between nucleotides 521 and 524, between nucleotides 783 and 786, between nucleotides and 909 and 914, between nucleotides 1365 and 1369, between 1811 and 1821, or between nucleotides 2046 and 2056 of SEQ ID NO: 1, or c) a polymorphism in the number of nucleotides present between nucleotides 836 and 837, between nucleotides 867 and 868, or between nucleotides 943 and 944 of SEQ ID NO: 1. | 07-03-2014 |
20140157457 | PLANT PROTEASE - The application relates to methods for increasing plant yield and transgenic plants with increased yield using a plant protease. | 06-05-2014 |
20140150132 | Mutants - Identification of new FAD2 mutants which result in plants with a more desirable oleic acid composition than in known plants. For the first time, this patent disclosure provides a complete characterization of the genome of a given germplasm of | 05-29-2014 |
20140075590 | BRASSICA OLERACEA PLANTS WITH IMPROVED NUTRITIONAL VALUE - The invention provides compositions and methods relating to the elevation of glucoraphanin compared to standard | 03-13-2014 |
20140007294 | Plant Responses | 01-02-2014 |
20130247245 | ENZYMES INVOLVED IN TRITERPENE SYNTHESIS - This invention relates to isolated polynucleotides encoding enzymes consisting of a carboxypeptidase-like protein, a methyltransferase and a glucosyltransferase, involved in the biosynthesis of β-amyrin-derived triterpenes in plants and seeds. The invention also relates to the construction of recombinant DNA constructs comprising all or a portion of the isolated polynucleotides of the invention, in sense or antisense orientation, operably linked to at least one regulatory sequence. | 09-19-2013 |
20130239252 | Methods and Compositions for Altering Temperature Sensing in Eukaryotic Organisms - H2A.Z containing nucleosomes mediate the thermosensory response in plants and other eukaryotes and modifications to H2A.Z alter such responses. | 09-12-2013 |
20130053332 | USE - The present invention relates to a composition comprising a high glucosinolate Cruciferous vegetable (such as a high glucosinolate broccoli) having a high level of glucosinolate and/or at least one derivative thereof for use in the treatment or prevention of a cardiovascular disease or for use in promoting heart and/or cardiovascular health. | 02-28-2013 |
20120284871 | PROTEIN EXPRESSION SYSTEMS - Disclosed herein are methods and materials, and particularly viral derived sequences, for boosting gene expression in plants and other eukaryotic cells. The methods and materials may be used for boosting expression of heterologous genes encoding proteins of interest. | 11-08-2012 |
20120225042 | COMPETITIVE EXCLUSION COMPOSITION AND METHODS - The present invention relates to compositions, including live organisms, nucleic acid and amino acid sequences, constructs and cells comprising these, which are used to competitively exclude pathogenic organisms from the alimentary canals of vertebrates to achieve prophylaxis or therapeutic effects. | 09-06-2012 |
20120204291 | STRESS TOLERANT PLANTS - The invention relates to methods for increasing stress tolerance in plants by expressing a nucleic acid encoding a FId polypeptide and a nucleic acid sequence encoding a FNR polypeptide in a plant. | 08-09-2012 |
20120174263 | PRODUCTION OF VIRAL CAPSIDS - The invention provides methods of producing “empty” RNA virus capsids (e.g. from Cowpea mosaic virus) by assembly of viral small (S) and large (L) coat proteins in such a way that encapsidation of native viral RNA is avoided. Aspects of the invention employ in planta expression of capsid components from DNA vectors encoding the S and L proteins or S-L polyproteins including them. Such capsids have utility for the encapsidation or presentation of foreign proteins or desired payloads. | 07-05-2012 |
20120134972 | Novel Polypeptides Having Endolysin Activity And Uses Thereof - The present invention provides isolated polypeptides comprising a fragment of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, or a variant, derivative or fusion thereof, which is capable of binding specifically to and lysing cells of | 05-31-2012 |
20120131700 | PLANT PROTECTION - The invention provides seed treatment compositions as well as their use, methods for treating seeds, methods of protecting plants against pests and also treated seeds and plants. In one embodiment there is provided a method of treating a seed with a seed treatment composition to induce a plant resistance mechanism against one or more pests in a plant grown from said seed. | 05-24-2012 |
20120070813 | Apparatus, System and Method - This invention provides an apparatus for simulating digestion of a foodstuff, which apparatus comprises:
| 03-22-2012 |
20120015899 | MODIFIED PLANT VIRUS PARTICLES AND USES THEREFOR - Aspects of the invention provide modified virus-like particles that are designed for therapeutic applications. In particular, aspects of the invention provide CCMV coat proteins that are modified to generate virus-like particles, including mosaic virus-like particles, that can package and/or deliver one or more diagnostic and/or therapeutic agents. The invention also provides methods for treating subjects with one or more modified virus-like particles. | 01-19-2012 |
20110245213 | TREATMENT - The present invention concerns compositions that may be used in the prevention or treatment of medical conditions characterised by having an inflammatory component. The compositions comprise a therapeutically effective amount of an isothiocyanate (ITC). The composition may comprise further anti-inflammatory agents (e.g. plant-derived polyphenols). | 10-06-2011 |
20110117206 | PHOSPHOPEPTIDES AND USE OF THE SAME - The present application relates to methods of providing thermodynamically stable calcium phosphate nanoclusters and uses thereof. | 05-19-2011 |
20110099650 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHOD FOR MODULATING PLANT ROOT HAIR DEVELOPMENT - This invention relates to the modulation of root hair development in plants by altering the expression of RHD6-related genes, for example to increase the number, length and/or longevity of root hairs in the plant. This may be useful, for example, in improving the ability of plants to extract nutrients from the soil. | 04-28-2011 |
20110023182 | ENZYMES INVOLVED IN TRITERPENE SYNTHESIS - This invention relates to isolated polynucleotides encoding enzymes consisting of a carboxypeptidase-like protein, a methyltransferase and a glucosyltransferase, involved in the biosynthesis of β-amyrin-derived triterpenes in plants and seeds. The invention also relates to the construction of recombinant DNA constructs comprising all or a portion of the isolated polynucleotides of the invention, in sense or antisense orientation, operably linked to at least one regulatory sequence. | 01-27-2011 |
20100310522 | Novel Polypeptides Having Endolysin Activity and Uses Thereof - The present invention provides isolated polypeptides comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, or a fragment, variant, derivative or fusion thereof which is capable of binding specifically to and/or lysing cells of | 12-09-2010 |
20100287663 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING PLANTS WITH ALTERED LEVELS OF SULPHATED SECONDARY METABOLITES - According to the present invention there is provided a method of producing a plant or a plant cell having an altered level of at least one glucosinolate, said method comprising obtaining a plant or plant cell comprising at least one active Adenosine-5′-Phosphosulphate Kinase (APS kinase, Apk) gene and preventing or inhibiting the production and/or function of the gene product encoded by at least one Adenosine-5′-Phosphosulphate Kinase (APS kinase, Apk) gene, preferably disrupting expression of at least one Adenosine-5′-Phosphosulphate Kinase (APS kinase, Apk) gene. | 11-11-2010 |
20100267677 | Compositions and Methods for Synergistic Manipulation of Plant and Insect Defenses - This invention relates to the control of plant pests, such as aphid and whitefly by treating plants with a compound which inhibits the plant pest's ability to overcome plant defence responses, such as piperonyl butoxide or propyl gallate, in combination with a compound which activates plant defence responses, such as cis-Jasmone or beta-amino butyric acid. | 10-21-2010 |
20100192257 | LATE BLIGHT RESISTANCE GENES AND METHODS - This invention provides novel gene sequences, compositions and methods for enhancing the resistance in crops, in particular but not limited to, potato, to late blight caused by the oomycete pathogen | 07-29-2010 |
20100005551 | PLANT PROTECTION - The invention provides seed treatment compositions as well as their use, methods for treating seeds, methods of protecting plants against pests and also treated seeds and plants. In one embodiment there is provided a method of treating a seed with a seed treatment composition to induce a plant resistance mechanism against one or more pests in a plant grown from said seed. | 01-07-2010 |
20090128272 | HALBACH MAGNET ARRAY FOR NMR INVESTIGATIONS - A magnet array for use with NMR signal acquisition apparatus uses rod-shaped magnets located at the corners of a square. The square lies in the (x-y) plane of a three dimensional Cartesian coordinate system and the long axes of the magnets extend generally along the z-direction such that the polarisation vectors of the magnets lie substantially in the x-y plane. The magnets are arranged to create a substantially uniform magnetic field B | 05-21-2009 |
20080307539 | Methods, Means and Compositions for Enhancing Agrobacterium-Mediated Plant Cell Transformation Efficiency - Higher eukaryotes sense microbes through perception of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). The flagellin receptor FLS2 represents so far the only known pattern recognition receptor (PRR) in | 12-11-2008 |
20080206728 | Apparatus, System and Method - This invention provides an apparatus for simulating digestion of a foodstuff, which apparatus comprises: (a) an outer containment vessel into which fluid can be introduced and removed via at least one orifice, and (b) an inner digestion chamber comprising a rigid portion ( | 08-28-2008 |