Nucleic acid molecule coding for beta-amylase, plants synthesizing a modified starch, method of production and applications
US6791010B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N15/8245
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules coding for a protein with beta-amylase activity from potato and to a method for the production of transgenic plant cells and plants synthesizing a modified starch. The invention also relates to vectors and host cells containing the nucleic acid molecules according to the invention, the plant cells and plants produced using the method according to the invention and the starch synthesized by the plant cells and plants according to the invention. The invention also relates to a method of production of said starch.
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