Patent ID: 6590141
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: C12N

Abstract:
An isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding a protein with the bioactivity of a starch synthase selected from the group consisting of(a) nucleic acid molecules which encode a protein with the amino acid sequence indicated under SEQ ID No. 2; (b) nucleic acid molecules which encompass the nucleotide sequence shown under SEQ ID No. 1 or a complementary sequence thereof; (c) nucleic acid molecules which encompass the coding region of the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA present in plasmid IR 65/87 (deposit number DSM 12970) or a complementary sequence thereof; (d) nucleic acid molecules whose nucleotide sequence deviates from the sequence of the nucleic acid molecules mentioned under (a), (b) or (c) owing to the degeneracy of the genetic code; (e) nucleic acid molecules which have over 85% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO:1; and (f) nucleic acid molecules which constitute allelic variants of the nucleic acid molecules indicated under (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e).