AgriDyne Technologies announces issue of patent for "Bio-Pyrethrum".SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 15, 1995--AgriDyne Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AGRI AGRI. Arable land in the common fields. Cunn. Dict. h.t. ) Tuesday announced that a U.S. patent has been issued covering the company's unique method of producing pyrethrum pyrethrum (pīrē`thrəm): see chrysanthemum. pyrethrum Any of certain plant species of the genus Chrysanthemum (see , an important natural insecticide. United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Patent number 5443978 protects AgriDyne's discovery of a key pyrethrum enzyme, the gene corresponding to that enzyme and the use of both the gene and the enzyme in producing pyrethrum. "This is an important event for AgriDyne," said David Clark David Clark or Dave Clark can refer to different people:
Pyrethrum, a mixture of related chemicals normally extracted from plants grown in parts of Africa and Asia, is an effective, fast acting insecticide that has low mammalian toxicity and decomposes rapidly in the environment. The supply of naturally-extracted pyrethrum has experienced periods of significant shortage and high prices in the past. AgriDyne's pyrethrum related research centers on the use of recombinant micro-organisms containing plant genes to produce pyrethrum molecules. AgriDyne previously announced that the company has signed an agreement to merge with biosys inc. The merger of the two biopesticide companies is intended to increase the combined company's role in developing and commercializing safe and effective methods of insect control. AgriDyne Technologies, based in Salt Lake City, is committed to solving pest-control and plant-care problems through the development and marketing of innovative, environmentally compatible crop-protection products. CONTACT: AgriDyne Technologies Inc., Salt Lake City David L. Clark David Lytle Clark (1864–1939) was an American entrepreneur who founded the D. L. Clark Company in 1886.[1] Its creations include the Clark bar and the Zagnut. , 801/467-4100 |
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