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Plants and processes for obtaining them

US5859333A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 18, 1995
Grant dateJan 12, 1999
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Expiry dateDec 18, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N15/8245
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Plants with an altered starch synthesizing ability are produced by incorporating into the genome of the plant at least one donor gene encoding a starch primer. The starch primer is an enzyme capable of initiating starch synthesis, such as an amylogenin and/or glycogenin. DNA constructs encoding a starch primer are provided, particularly constructs encoding amylogenin from maize.

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