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Title
Method to obtain low triterpene/triterpenoid-containing natural rubber latex
Date Issued
2020
Author(s)
Unland, Kristina
Patent No
3650542
Abstract
The invention provides a method of reducing or eliminating the content of triterpenes and/or triterpenoids of latex or rubber from a laticiferous plant or part thereof, comprising genetically modifying the laticiferous plant or part thereof, such that the activity of at least one oxidosqualene cyclase is reduced or eliminated, compared to the respective wild-type or untreated laticiferous plant or part thereof. The invention further provides a laticiferous plant or part thereof being genetically modified such that the activity of at least one oxidosqualene cyclase is reduced or eliminated, compared to the respective wild-type or untreated laticiferous plant or part thereof, and an RNAi being specifically directed against a mRNA transcript of at least one oxidosqualene cyclase, for use in a method of reducing or eliminating the content of triterpenes and/or triterpenoids of latex or rubber from a laticiferous plant or part thereof.
Language
en
Patenprio
EP 3650542 A1: 20181108