| abstract |
The present invention relates to nucleic acid sequences encoding a hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (EC 1.13.11.27, abbreviated here as HPPD) obtained from protists belonging to the Blepharismidae family, as well as to the proteins encoded by them, and chimeric gene comprising said nucleic acid sequence, and using said nucleic acid sequences, proteins or chimeric genes to obtain plants that are tolerant to HPPD-inhibiting herbicides. |