PRENYLTRANSFERASE FROM PLANTS

摘要

The present invention relates to new prenyltransferases, nucleic acids encoding the prenyltransferases, a method for producing vitamin E, plastoquinone and/or carotenoids by culturing geneticallymodified organisms, which have an increased prenyltransferase activity compared to the wild type , to the use of proteins as prenyltransferases and to the genetically modified organisms themselvesas well as their use in food and feed and as a source of natural vitamin E. The present invention further relates to the identificati on of plant prenyltransferases as a target for herbicides, to a method for identifying herbicidal agents based on plant prenyltransferases, and also to the use of compounds identified as herbicides via the abovementioned method.