The present invention relates to a mutant, non-naturally occurring or transgenic tobacco plant cell comprising: (i) a polynucleotide comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of a sequence encoding a functional nicotine N-demethylase and having at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:2; (ii) a polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide set forth in (i); (iii) a polypeptide comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of a sequence encoding a nicotine N-demethylase and having at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:3; or (iv) a construct, vector or expression vector comprising the isolated polynucleotide set forth in (i), and wherein the expression or activity of said nicotine demethylase is reduced as compared to a control tobacco plant cell in which the expression or activity of said nicotine demethylase has not been reduced.
本发明涉及一种突变体、非天然产生的或转
基因烟草植物细胞,其包括:(i)多核苷酸,该多核苷酸由编码功能性
尼古丁N-去甲基化酶的序列组成,或基本上由该序列组成,并且与
SEQ ID NO:2;(ii) 由(i)所述多核苷酸编码的
多肽;(iii) 由编码
尼古丁 N-去甲基酶的序列组成或基本上由该序列组成并与
SEQ ID NO:3;或(iv)包含(i)所述分离多核苷酸的构建体、载体或表达载体,其中所述
尼古丁去甲基化酶的表达或活性与其中所述
尼古丁去甲基化酶的表达或活性未降低的对照烟草植物细胞相比降低。