| abstract |
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 identification 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. |