Patent ID: 9683240
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: C07K,C12N

Claim:
1. A transgenic tobacco plant cell comprising: (i) a polynucleotide comprising or consisting of a sequence encoding a neoxanthin synthase and having at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:1 or SEQ ID NO:6; (ii) a polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide set forth in (i); (iii) a polypeptide having at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:2 or at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:7; or (iv) a construct, vector or expression vector comprising the polynucleotide set forth in (i), and wherein the expression or activity of the neoxanthin synthase is increased as compared to a control or wild type tobacco plant.