COMBINATION OF DNA SEQUENCES WHICH ENABLE THE FORMATION OF MODIFIED STARCH IN PLANT CELLS AND PLANTS, PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THESE PLANTS AND THE MODIFIED STARCH OBTAINABLE THEREFROM

摘要

A combination of DNA sequences is described which, in transgenic plant cells and plants, results in the formation of a modified starch which differs from starch synthesized naturally in the cells, especially in respect of its degree of branching and its phosphate content. A process for the production of genetically modified plants which are modified in respect of the physical and chemical properties of the synthesized starch due to the expression of artificially introduced DNA sequences, the plants obtainable by this process, and the modified starch obtainable from these plants, are also described.