ENHANCED AMYLOSE PRODUCTION IN PLANTS - BASF PLANT SCIENCE GMBH

Title:

ENHANCED AMYLOSE PRODUCTION IN PLANTS

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2004078983

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

The invention relates to methods for increasing the amylose content in plants, preferably in potato plants, by expressing a starch biosynthesis enhancing protein. The invention furthermore relates to an expression cassette expressing the polypeptide in potato plants, preferably in the tubers, the transgenic plants expressing the polypeptide and to the use of said transgenic plants for the production of fine chemicals especially other than native starches.

Inventors:

HOFVANDER PER (SE)
ANDERSSON MARIETTE (SE)

Application Number:

PCT/EP2004/002096

Publication Date:

January 13, 2005

Filing Date:

March 03, 2004

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Assignee:

BASF PLANT SCIENCE GMBH (DE)
HOFVANDER PER (SE)
ANDERSSON MARIETTE (SE)

International Classes:

C07K14/415; C12N9/10; C12N15/29; C12N15/63; C12N15/82; (IPC1-7): C12N15/82; C12N15/29; C12N15/63

Domestic Patent References:

WO2003014365A2	2003-02-20
WO1994004693A2	1994-03-03

Other References:

DATABASE SWALL [online] 1 March 2002 (2002-03-01), YAMADA K. ET AL.: "Putative glycogenin protein", XP002250691, Database accession no. Q8VZP6

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