OXALATE DECARBOXYLASE

摘要

2149907 9412622 PCTABS00032 The present invention relates, in general, to an enzyme that degrades oxalic acid. In particular, the invention relates to the enzyme oxalate decarboxylase and to a DNA sequence encoding same. The invention further relates to a recombinant molecule comprising the oxalate decarboxylase encoding sequence and to a host cell transformed therewith. In addition, the invention relates to a method of protecting a plant from the deleterious effects of oxalic acid and to a method of reducing the oxalic acid content of a plant.