Patent ID: 6872813

Claim:
An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a polynucleotide having at least 95% sequence identity to a sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding the tomato β-galactosidase II polypeptide having the complete amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11 and designated TBG4; (b) a nucleotide sequence encoding the mature tomato β-galactosidase II polypeptide, wherein said mature polypeptide is produced by cleavage of the leader sequence from the complete polypeptide having the complete amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:11; and (c) a nucleotide sequence fully complementary to either of the nucleotide sequences in (a) or (b), above, wherein said nucleotide sequence having at least 95% sequence identity encodes a polypeptide having β-galactosidase II activity.