Expression of sucrose phosphorylase in plants

Introducing sucrose phosphorylase activity into plants by transformation with a gene for the enzyme increases the rate of sucrose hydrolysis, leading to increased starch, oil, and/protein levels. Sucrose phosphorylase genes from Streptococcus mutans and Leuconostoc mesenteroides have been found part...

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Hauptverfasser:	JAN WILLEM DEWEERD, GERARD FRANCIS BARRY, MARCIA LEE WELDON, GANESH MURTHY KISHORE
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY BEER BIOCHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY COMPOSITIONS THEREOF CULTURE MEDIA ENZYMOLOGY FISHING FORESTRY HUMAN NECESSITIES HUNTING METALLURGY MICROBIOLOGY MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING NEW PLANTS OR PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES PROCESSES USING MICROORGANISMS PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS SPIRITS TRAPPING VINEGAR WINE
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Zusammenfassung:	Introducing sucrose phosphorylase activity into plants by transformation with a gene for the enzyme increases the rate of sucrose hydrolysis, leading to increased starch, oil, and/protein levels. Sucrose phosphorylase genes from Streptococcus mutans and Leuconostoc mesenteroides have been found particularly advantageous for use in the present invention. Surprisingly, in potatoes transformed to express these genes in tubers, reduced bruise discoloration susceptibility and increased uniformity of starch deposition throughout the tuber are achieved.