Claims
- 1. A transgenic plant cell containing a DNA from Streptococcus mutans and encoding the glucosyltransferase B enzyme or an enzymatically active fragment thereof.
- 2. The plant cell of claim 1 wherein the enzyme is targeted to a vacuole or amyloplast of the cell.
- 3. The plant cell of claim 1 wherein the plant cell is derived from a plant selected from the group consisting of alfalfa, white clover, red clover, birdsfoot trefoil, lespedeza, sainfoin, sorghum, tall fescue, orchard grass, Italian raygrass, perennial ryegrass, timothy, brome grass, corn, rye, barley, wheat, sorghum, oats, millet, triticale, and rice.
- 4. The plant cell of claim 3 which is derived from a legume or grass.
- 5. A transgenic plant regenerated from the plant cell of claim 1.
- 6. The plant cell of claim 1, wherein the plant cell is a forage plant cell.
- 7. The plant of claim 5, wherein the plant is a forage plant.
- 8. The plant of claim 7, wherein the plant is an alfalfa, white clover, red clover, birdsfoot trefoil, lespedeza, sainfoin, tall fescue, orchard grass, Italian raygrass, perennial ryegrass, timothy, brome grass, corn, rye, barley, wheat, sorghum, oats, millet, triticale or rice.
- 9. The plant of claim 8, wherein the plant is an alfalfa, white clover, red clover, birdsfoot trefoil, lespedeza, sainfoin, sorghum, tall fescue, orchard grass, Italian raygrass, perennial ryegrass, timothy, brome grass, triticale or rice.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of applications U.S. Ser. No. 08/478,704 now abandoned, U.S. Ser. No. 08/485,243, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,712,107; U.S. Ser. No. 08/482,711, now abandoned, all filed Jun. 7, 1995.
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