Superbrassinolide synthetic plant growth hormones regulatory update

AGTO received U.S. Patent No. 6,063,731 covering the use of synthetic analogs of naturally occurring brassinolide plant growth hormones, called superbrassinolides, to promote plant growth. AGTO has an option to exclusively license the compounds from the University of Calgary (Calgary, Alberta) (see BioCentury, June 7, 1999). ...