Patent SG-11201804169Q-A (SG)
Title: Rice grain with thickened aleurone
Inventor: YU RONALD CHUN WAI
IPC: C12N9/24
Filed: 2016-11-17
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property - Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date .... .....r„..1 26 May 2017(26.05.2017) WIPO I PCT ID Hit (10) 1111111111111111111 WO International Ell 2017/083920 11111111111111111111111111 Publication Number Al HEIM In (51) International Patent Classification: (74) Agent: FB RICE; Level 14, 90 Collins St, Melbourne, AO1H 5/10 (2006.01) C12N 9/24 (2006.01) Victoria 3000 (AU). (21) International Application Number: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every PCT/AU2016/051106 kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, (22) International Filing Date: BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, 17 November 2016 (17.11.2016) DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, (25) Filing Language: English HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, (26) Publication Language: English MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, (30) Priority Data: OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, 2015904754 18 November 2015 (18.11.2015) AU SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, (71) Applicants: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND ZW. INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION [AU/AU]; Clunies Ross St, Acton, Australian Capital Ter- (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every ritory 2601 (AU). INSTITUTE OF BOTANY, kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES [CN/CN]; 20 Nanxincun, Beijing 100093 (CN). TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, (72) Inventors: YU, Ronald Chun Wai; Unit 38, 6 Gungahlin DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, Place, Gungahlin, Australian Capital Territory 2912 (AU). LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, HOWITT, Crispin Alexander; 62 Mcgill Street, Evatt, TR), BJ, SM, OAPI (BF, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, Australian Capital Territory 2617 LARKIN, Philip (AU). GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). John; 82 McInnes Street, Weston, Australian Capital Ter- Published: ritory 2611 (AU). LIU, Chun-Ming; Apt. 2-201, Building #9, Haidian District, 20 Nanxincun, Beijing, 100093 (AU). — with international search report (Art 21(3)) WU, Xiao-Ba; CSIRO Black Mountain Laboratories, — with sequence listing part of description (Rule 5.2(a)) Building 2/79 Level 1, Clunies Ross St, Acton, Australian Capital Territory, 2601 (AU). LIU, Jinxin; Apt. #2-303, Building #12, Baolixishanlinyu, Lenquancun, Haidian Dis- trict, Beijing, 100095 (CN). 1-1 .4t C::: , ei cr\ M ot O N 1-1 0 (54) Title: RICE GRAIN WITH THICKENED ALEURONE ei 0 (57) : The present invention relates to rice grain with thickened aleurone. Also provided is a rice plant comprising at least ,1 . one genetic variation which reduces the activity of at least one ROS la gene in the plant. Grain of the invention, or aleurone there - from, has improved nutritional properties, and hence is particularly useful for human and animal feed products.