Patent ID: 11946061
Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
Field: Biotechnology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  A | IPC C

Claim 10:
11. A glyphosate-tolerant EPSPS comprising at least a first amino acid substitution selected from the group consisting of: I6P, I6W, T17M, N28A, N28C, N28G, N28H, N28M, N28Q, N28S, N28T, N28V, L33E, A35M, L36E, E38F, G39K, G39W, T41H, V43P, V43Q, N45G, L46C, L46D, L46W, E50F, Y54G, L56E, L56K, A58I, R60E, R60Q, T61E, L62F, G63L, L64G, S65K, S65Q, S65R, E67C, K70L, K70W, A71M, K73P, V77N, G82Q, V86C, G101A, G101E, T102F, T102G, T102Q, T102V, A103C, A103D, A103F, A103G, A103I, A103L, A103P, A103R, A103V, R105A, P106Q, P106W, L107A, L107C, L107F, L107G, L107K, L107M, L107Q, L107S, L107T, L107V, L107W, V111N, V111Q, T112V, T112W, A114C, A114K, G115S, A118F, L122D, G124K, V125D, E130R, P132D, I133M, G144D, V160P, N161W, K170V, S179I, P190L, L191D, A192T, G194Q, K203A, R219F, T269C, T278N, L280D, L280R, E288I, A295F, V297Q, T307W, G315K, M326A, K328F, D331M, V332K, V332Q, A333I, A340Y, R350K, E378L, E378W, E379M, E379N, Y383E, P418G, and C426M, wherein the position of the amino acid substitution is relative to the position of the amino acid in the sequence provided as SEQ ID NO:1, wherein the EPSPS confers increased tolerance to glyphosate as compared to a wild-type EPSPS.