PLANT LIMIT DEXTRINASE INHIBITOR

摘要

The invention provides a method of producing plants with altered number, size or composition of starch granules, including starch granules having a more uniform size or altered starch structure, the method comprising introducing into a plant a nucleotide sequence comprising a limit dextrinase inhibitor gene, or a fragment or variant, or sequence homologous to the gene sequence provided. Also provided are a nucleotide sequence and protein of the limit dextrinase inhibitor gene, and plant and plant parts produced by the method of the invention. Modified starch is also provided.