Inventor
HITZ WILLIAM DEAN
US12 patents
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DU PONT
10 patentsUS5955650ASep 21, 1999
Nucleotide sequences of canola and soybean palmitoyl-ACP thioesterase genes and their use in the regulation of fatty acid content of the oils of soybean and canola plants
DU PONT165 citations98
US5945585AAug 31, 1999
Specific for palmitoyl, stearoyl and oleoyl-alp thioesters nucleic acid fragments encoding acyl-acp thiosesterase enzymes and the use of these fragments in altering plant oil composition
DU PONT89 citations96
US6872872B1Mar 29, 2005
Genes for microsomal delta-12 fatty acid desaturases and related enzymes from plants
DU PONT48 citations95
US6426448B1Jul 30, 2002
Gene combinations that alter the quality and functionality of soybean oil
DU PONT66 citations94
US7244563B2Jul 17, 2007
Genes for plant fatty acid modifying enzymes associated with conjugated double bond formation
DU PONT46 citations91
US6919466B2Jul 19, 2005
Genes for microsomal delta-12 fatty acid desaturases and related enzymes from plants
DU PONT37 citations91
US6593514B1Jul 15, 2003
Method for the production of calendic acid, a fatty acid containing delta-8,10,12 conjugated double bonds and related fatty acids having a modification at the delta-9 position
DU PONT27 citations91
US6949698B2Sep 27, 2005
Gene combinations that alter the quality and functionality of soybean oil
DU PONT12 citations82
US7105721B2Sep 12, 2006
Genes for microsomal delta-12 fatty acid desaturases and hydroxylases from plants
DU PONT7 citations70
USRE37317EAug 7, 2001
Nucleotide sequences of canola and soybean palmitoyl-ACP thioesterase genes and their use in the regulation of fatty acid content of the oils of soybean and canola plants
DU PONT4 citations62
CARGILL INC
2 patentsUS7109392B1Sep 19, 2006
Methods for increasing oleic acid content in seeds from transgenic plants containing a mutant delta 12 desaturase
CARGILL INC91 citations95
US7456336B2Nov 25, 2008
Methods for decreasing linolenic acid content in seeds from transgenic plants containing a mutant delta 15 desaturase
CARGILL INC3 citations60