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U.S. patent granted to Dupont for soybean products with improved carbohydrate composition and soybean plants
December 5, 2003

 
United States Patent 6,653,451
Kerr ,   et al. November 25, 2003

Soybean products with improved carbohydrate composition and soybean plants

 
Abstract

There is provided soybean protein products of significantly lowerstachyose content as a function of an improved soybean having a seed stachyose content of less than 50 .mu.mol/g. Improved soybean lines are provided as are methods of using such reduced stachyose soybeans.

Inventors: Kerr; Phillip Scott (Urbandale, IA); Sebastian; Scott Anthony (Hockessin, DE)
Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (Wilmington, DE)
Appl. No.: 642337
Filed: August 21, 2000

Patent 6,653,451 can be viewed at http://pair.uspto.gov/cgi-bin/final/home.pl

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