Patent ID: 7919271

Claim:
An isolated nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide having branching enzyme activity selected from the group consisting of: a) a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide which is at least 95% identical to the sequence of amino acids 1 to 620 of SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein the polypeptide has branching enzyme activity; b) a nucleic acid sequence which hybridizes with the complementary strand of nucleotides 4 to 1863 of the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 under hybridization conditions comprising prehybridization and hybridization at 42° C. in 5×SSPE, 0.3% SDS, 200 micrograms/ml sheared and denatured salmon sperm DNA, and 35% formamide, followed by washing three times for 15 minutes using 2×SSC, 0.2% SDS at 60° C., wherein the nucleic acid sequence encodes a polypeptide having branching enzyme activity; and c) a nucleic acid sequence encoding a fragment of the sequence of amino acids 1 to 620 of SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein the fragment has branching enzyme activity.