Abstract: A method for modifying plants by manipulating the activity of a combination of plant enzymes having starch synthase activity, in particular starch synthase II (SSII) and starch synthase III (SSIII). Modified plants, their use as food products and starch, in particular obtained from a modified potato plant, having novel properties and uses thereof are also disclosed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 1, 2003
Date of Patent:
May 19, 2009
Assignee:
Brunob II B.V.
Inventors:
Stephen Alan Jobling, Roger John Westcott, Gerhard Peter Schwall, Catherine Rosemary Martin, Elizabeth Anne Edwards, Alison Mary Smith