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Plant starch composition

US6825342B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 18, 1997
Grant dateNov 30, 2004
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Expiry dateSep 18, 2017

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  • 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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