Plants which synthesize a modified starch, process for the production thereof and modified starch

Abstract

Nucleic acid molecules are described encoding a starch granule-bound protein as well as methods and recombinant DNA molecules for the production of transgenic plant cells and plants synthesizing a modified starch with modified viscosity properties and a modified phosphate content. Moreover, the plant cells and plants resulting from those methods as well as the starch obtainable therefrom are described.

1 . A potato starch comprising (a) amylose in an amount of 27% to 60% as measured by the method of Hovenkamp-Hermelink et al. and (b) amylopectin. 
     
     
         2 . The potato starch of  claim 1 , which has an amylose content of 50% to 60%. 
     
     
         3 . The potato starch of  claim 1 , which has been further treated chemically.