US Patent Issued to Monsanto Technology on Aug. 26 for "Lepidopteran-active Cry1Da1 amino acid sequence variant proteins" (Missouri, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,401, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Monsanto Technology LLC (St. Louis).

"Lepidopteran-active Cry1Da1 amino acid sequence variant proteins" was invented by James A. Baum (Webster Groves, Mo.), Thomas Cerruti (Newton, Mass.), Stanislaw Flasinski (Ballwin, Mo.), Xiaoran Fu (Belmont, Mass.), Arlene R. Howe (Clarkson Valley, Mo.) and Sara Ann Salvador (Wildwood, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Engineered Cry1Da amino acid sequences are provided that exhibit improved Lepidopteran insecticidal activity and an enhanced Lepidopteran spectrum compared to the naturally occurring Cry1Da protein toxin. Polynucleotide sequences intended fo...