Patent ID: 11866720
Assignee: BASF AGRO B.V.
Field: Biotechnology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  A | IPC A  C

Claim 3:
4. A mutated PPO polypeptide comprising a variant of SEQ ID NO: 2 having at least 96% identity to SEQ ID NO: 2, in which the amino acid at or corresponding to position 128 of SEQ ID NO:2 is Leu, Ala, Val, Ile, Met, Tyr, Gly, Asn, Cys, Phe, Ser, Thr, Gln, or His, and the amino acid at or corresponding to position 420 of SEQ ID NO:2 is Val, wherein said mutated PPO polypeptide confers increased resistance or tolerance to a PPO inhibiting herbicide when expressed in a plant as compared to a wild type plant.