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[Subject Matter] Food Processing & Food Products [Docket] 20.04 [Title] A NOVEL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE GENE FROM SORGHUM CLONING, EXPRESSION, TRANSFORMATION AND CHARACTERIZATION [Description] 
A novel O-methyltransferase gene was isolated from Sorghum bicolor and the recombinant enzyme was shown in vitro to use resveratrol as a substrate and produce pterostilbene. This metabolite is also beneficial to human health by acting as a strong antioxidant (Martinez and Moreno, 2000; Stivala et al., 2001) and by having cancer chemopreventive properties (Jang et al., 1997).
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