Peter Lewis Keeling - Ames IA Joseph Lomako - Miami FL Dave Gieowar-Singh - Miami FL George William Singletary - Ankeny IA William Joseph Whelan - Miami FL
Assignee:
Zeneca Limited - London The University of Miami - Miami FL
International Classification:
A01H 500 C12N 1512 C12N 1529 C12N 1582 C12P 1904
US Classification:
800205
Abstract:
Plants with an altered starch synthesizing ability are produced by incorporating into the genome of the plant at least one donor gene encoding a starch primer. The starch primer is an enzyme capable of initiating starch synthesis, such as an amylogenin and/or glycogenin. DNA constructs encoding a starch primer are provided, particularly constructs encoding amylogenin from maize.