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US008530724B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 8,530,724 B2 Whitelaw et al. (45) Date of Patent: Sep. 10, 2013 (54) ALTERING THE FATTY ACID COMPOSITION 2011/0054198 A1 3/2011 Singh et al. OF RICE 2011/O190521 A1 8/2011 Damcevski et al. 2011/02O1065 A1 8/2011 Singh et al. 2011/02233.11 A1 9, 2011 Liu et al. (75) Inventors: Ella Whitelaw, Albury (AU); Sadequr 2011/0229623 A1 9, 2011 Liu et al. Rahman, Nicholls (AU); Zhongyi Li, 2012/0041218 A1 2/2012 Singh et al. Kaleen (AU); Qing Liu, Girralang (AU); Surinder Pal Singh, Downer (AU): FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS WO WO99,049050 9, 1999 Robert Charles de Feyter, Monash WO WOO3,080802 10, 2003 (AU) WO WO 2003/080802 A2 10/2003 WO WO 2004/001001 12/2003 (73) Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and WO WO 2004/001001 A2 12/2003 Industrial Research Organisation, WO WO 2008/O25068 6, 2008 Campbell (AU) WO WO 2009/12958 10/2009 WO WO 2010/009:500 1, 2010 (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this WO WO 2010/057246 5, 2010 patent is extended or adjusted under 35 OTHER PUBLICATIONS U.S.C. 154(b) by 772 days. Supplementary European Search Report issued Feb. 23, 2010 in connection with corresponding European Patent Application No. (21) Appl. No.: 12/309.276 0776.37759. Taira et al. (1989) “Fatty Acid Composition of Indica-Types and (22) PCT Filed: Jul. 13, 2007 Japonica-Types of Rice Bran and Milled Rice' Journal of the Ameri can Oil Chemists’ Society; vol. 66 No. 9, 1326-1329. (86). 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The present invention relates to rice oil, rice bran and rice 7,834,248 B2 11/2010 Green et al. seeds which have altered levels of oleic acid, palmitic acid 7,834,250 B2 11/2010 Singh et al. and/or linoleic acid. The present invention also provides 7,932.438 B2 4/2011 Singh et al. methods for genetically modifying rice plants such that rice 2004/0221335 A1 11/2004 Shewmaker 2005, O262.588 A1 11/2005 Dehesh oil, rice bran and rice seeds produced therefrom have altered 2006.0053512 A1 3, 2006 Bao et al. levels of oleic acid, palmitic acid and/or linoleic acid. Spe 2006/0094.088 A1 5/2006 Picataggio et al. cifically this is achieved through modulation of Fad2 and/or 2006/0206963 A1 9, 2006 Voelker et al. 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