Plant starch composition
US6825342B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 18, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12P19/04
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Disclosed is a nucleotide sequence encoding an effective portion of a class A starch branching enzyme (SBE) obtainable from potato plants, or a functional equivalent thereof, together with, inter alia, a corresponding polypeptide, a method of altering the characteristics of a plant, a plant having altered characteristics; and starch, particularly starch obtained from a potato plant, having novel properties.
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