PROCEDURE FOR PRODUCING TRANSGENIC PLANTS PROVIDING HIGH STARCH CONTENT AND YIELD AND HIGH AMYLOSE/AMYLOPECTIN BALANCE
A process for the production of transgenic plants that have a high starch content and yield and a high amylose / amylopectin ratio. The alpha-1 ,4-glucan phosphorylases (GPs) catalyze the reversible cutting of bonds ±-1, 4 of the non-reducing ends of homopolysaccharides with at least 5 glucose molec...
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Format | Patent |
Language | English French German |
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15.06.2011
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Summary: | A process for the production of transgenic plants that have a high starch content and yield and a high amylose / amylopectin ratio. The alpha-1 ,4-glucan phosphorylases (GPs) catalyze the reversible cutting of bonds ±-1, 4 of the non-reducing ends of homopolysaccharides with at least 5 glucose molecules such as starch, maltodextrin and glycogen, leading to production of glucose-1-phosphate. The GPs in bacteria and animal cells are responsible for the breakdown of glycogen. Although the increase in GP activity leads to a reduction in intracellular levels of glycogen in bacteria and animal cells, this invention discloses the production of plants that have high starch levels and yields and high amylose / amylopectin ratio, as result of the expression of genes coding for GPs. |
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Bibliography: | Application Number: EP20090812733 |