Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, Fabaceae)
(Update July 2003)
Guar, also called “cluster bean”, and formerly referred to as Cyamopsis psoralioides, is a native plant of India where it is grown principally for its green fodder and for the pods that are used for food and feed. As a legume it is capable of fixing nitrogen through symbiotic rhizobia. Its seed gum (galactomannan gum) has a wide variety of food and other commercial uses.
Patents owned and applications filed by Danisco A/S (DK)
Specific Patent Information
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US 6307127
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Title – Transformation of guar
US 6307127 has expired due to non-payment of maintenance fees as reported by the USPTO. This granted patent discloses a method to transform the leguminous plant guar using Agrobacterium .
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US 2001/034887 A1
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Title – Transformation of guar
US 2001/034887 is a continuation of now granted US 6307127. This application recites a method of producing a genetically modified plant of the genus Cyamopsis that is not limited to Agrobacterium-mediated trasnformation. |
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AU 690999 B2
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Title – Transformation of guar | ||||
WO 1995/34667 A2
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Title – Transformation of guar
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Note: Patent information on this page was last updated on 17 March 2006.