Inventors:
Katayoon Dehesh - Vacaville CA
International Classification:
C12N 1531
US Classification:
800281, 800278, 800286, 800306, 800312, 8003201, 800288, 435419, 536 237, 536 245
Abstract:
This invention relates to sequences encoding -ketoacyl-ACP synthase (KAS) and methods of use thereof. Also provided are methods for decreasing saturated fatty acid levels as a component of total triglycerides found in plant oils. The method generally comprises growing a soybean plant having integrated into its genome a DNA construct comprising, in the 5â to 3â direction of transcription, a promoter functional in a soybean plant seed cell, a DNA sequence encoding a KAS protein, and a transcription termination region functional in a plant cell. The present invention also provides a soybean seed with less than about 3. 5 weight percent total saturated fatty acids.