Patent ID: 9580725
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: C07K,C12N

Claim:
1. A method for increasing the level of antioxidant compounds in a plant of the family Solanaceae or in at least one part of the plant, said method comprising causing or allowing within the plant or in at least one part, the expression of a heterologous nucleic acid comprising a MYB12 nucleotide sequence which encodes SlMYB12, StMYB12, or AtMYB12, or a functional variant of SlMYB12, StMYB12, or AtMYB12, said functional variant comprising at least 90% amino acid sequence identity to at least one amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 12, 14, and 22; wherein the level of at least one antioxidant compound selected from the group consisting of flavonols, flavonol derivatives and chlorogenic acid is increased in the plant or in at least one part thereof when compared to the level of the one antioxidant compound in a wild-type plant or part thereof.