US Patent Issued to Monsanto Technology on Oct. 21 for "Acetyl-CoA carboxylase modulators" (Missouri Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,355, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Monsanto Technology LLC (St. Louis).

"Acetyl-CoA carboxylase modulators" was invented by Urszula Slomczynska (Ballwin, Mo.), Matthew W. Dimmic (Wildwood, Mo.), William P. Haakenson Jr. (St. Louis), Jennifer L. Bennett (St. Louis), Barry J. Shortt (New Melle, Mo.), Christina M. Taylor (Chesterfield, Mo.) and Deryck Jeremy Williams (University City, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are compounds that exhibit activity as acetyl-CoA carboxylase modulators (e.g., inhibitors) and are useful, for example, in methods for the control of fungal pathogens in plants."

The patent was file...