(DE19547733-A1)      New nucleic acid (I) encoding a protein (P), present in plant cells in both soluble form and bound to starch granules, (a) encodes a 1464 amino acid (aa) of (P) reproduced in the specification; (b) includes the coding region of a 4856 bp sequence reproduced in the specification; (c) can hybridise with (a) or (b); (d) is degenerate, within the genetic code, with (a)-(c) or (e) is a fragment, deriv. or allelic variant of (a)-(d).    Also claimed are: (1) DNA (II) encoding RNA that is antisense to a (I) transcript, has ribozyme activity on this transcript or which when expressed in a plant cell reduces expression of (I) by a co-suppressant effect; (2) nucleic acid fragments (III) of at least 15 nucleotides that hybridise specifically with (I); (3) plants contg. cells contg. (I) or (II); and (4) starch obtained from these plants.    USE -   Host cells contg. (I) are used to produce (P) which is an enzyme that, when expressed in E. coli, causes increased level of phosphorylation of glycogen. Generally, the transgenic plants produce starch with altered chemical or physical properties, esp. altered viscosity, level of phosphorylation and/or reduced release of reducing sugars at low temp. In particular, potato tubers from plants in which (P) expression is inhibited have reduced sweetening after exposure to cold. Starches from plants with inhibited expression of (P) show very little change in viscosity during cooking or cooling and are useful e.g. as films and foils for packaging (replacement for petroleum-based polymers), for encapsulation of vitamins, flavourings, pharmaceuticals, fertilisers, pesticides etc. and as chiral material for enantiomeric separation. (III) are used as primers, probes and as (II) (i.e. to encode antisense RNA).    (EP851934-A1)      New nucleic acid (I) encoding a protein (P), present in plant cells in both soluble form and bound to starch granules, (a) encodes a 1464 amino acid (aa) of (P) reproduced in the specification; (b) includes the coding region of a 4856 bp sequence reproduced in the specification; (c) can hybridise with (a) or (b); (d) is degenerate, within the genetic code, with (a)-(c) or (e) is a fragment, deriv. or allelic variant of (a)-(d).    Also claimed are: (1) DNA (II) encoding RNA that is antisense to a (I) transcript, has ribozyme activity on this transcript or which when expressed in a plant cell reduces expression of (I) by a co-suppressant effect; (2) nucleic acid fragments (III) of at least 15 nucleotides that hybridise specifically with (I); (3) plants contg. cells contg. (I) or (II); and (4) starch obtained from these plants.    USE -   Host cells contg. (I) are used to produce (P) which is an enzyme that, when expressed in E. coli, causes increased level of phosphorylation of glycogen. Generally, the transgenic plants produce starch with altered chemical or physical properties, esp. altered viscosity, level of phosphorylation and/or reduced release of reducing sugars at low temp. In particular, potato tubers from plants in which (P) expression is inhibited have reduced sweetening after exposure to cold. Starches from plants with inhibited expression of (P) show very little change in viscosity during cooking or cooling and are useful e.g. as films and foils for packaging (replacement for petroleum-based polymers), for encapsulation of vitamins, flavourings, pharmaceuticals, fertilisers, pesticides etc. and as chiral material for enantiomeric separation. (III) are used as primers, probes and as (II) (i.e. to encode antisense RNA).    (JP11512286-W)      New nucleic acid (I) encoding a protein (P), present in plant cells in both soluble form and bound to starch granules, (a) encodes a 1464 amino acid (aa) of (P) reproduced in the specification; (b) includes the coding region of a 4856 bp sequence reproduced in the specification; (c) can hybridise with (a) or (b); (d) is degenerate, within the genetic code, with (a)-(c) or (e) is a fragment, deriv. or allelic variant of (a)-(d).    Also claimed are: (1) DNA (II) encoding RNA that is antisense to a (I) transcript, has ribozyme activity on this transcript or which when expressed in a plant cell reduces expression of (I) by a co-suppressant effect; (2) nucleic acid fragments (III) of at least 15 nucleotides that hybridise specifically with (I); (3) plants contg. cells contg. (I) or (II); and (4) starch obtained from these plants.    USE -   Host cells contg. (I) are used to produce (P) which is an enzyme that, when expressed in E. coli, causes increased level of phosphorylation of glycogen. Generally, the transgenic plants produce starch with altered chemical or physical properties, esp. altered viscosity, level of phosphorylation and/or reduced release of reducing sugars at low temp. In particular, potato tubers from plants in which (P) expression is inhibited have reduced sweetening after exposure to cold. Starches from plants with inhibited expression of (P) show very little change in viscosity during cooking or cooling and are useful e.g. as films and foils for packaging (replacement for petroleum-based polymers), for encapsulation of vitamins, flavourings, pharmaceuticals, fertilisers, pesticides etc. and as chiral material for enantiomeric separation. (III) are used as primers, probes and as (II) (i.e. to encode antisense RNA).    (US6207880-B1)      New nucleic acid (I) encoding a protein (P), present in plant cells in both soluble form and bound to starch granules, (a) encodes a 1464 amino acid (aa) of (P) reproduced in the specification; (b) includes the coding region of a 4856 bp sequence reproduced in the specification; (c) can hybridise with (a) or (b); (d) is degenerate, within the genetic code, with (a)-(c) or (e) is a fragment, deriv. or allelic variant of (a)-(d).    Also claimed are: (1) DNA (II) encoding RNA that is antisense to a (I) transcript, has ribozyme activity on this transcript or which when expressed in a plant cell reduces expression of (I) by a co-suppressant effect; (2) nucleic acid fragments (III) of at least 15 nucleotides that hybridise specifically with (I); (3) plants contg. cells contg. (I) or (II); and (4) starch obtained from these plants.    USE -   Host cells contg. (I) are used to produce (P) which is an enzyme that, when expressed in E. coli, causes increased level of phosphorylation of glycogen. Generally, the transgenic plants produce starch with altered chemical or physical properties, esp. altered viscosity, level of phosphorylation and/or reduced release of reducing sugars at low temp. In particular, potato tubers from plants in which (P) expression is inhibited have reduced sweetening after exposure to cold. Starches from plants with inhibited expression of (P) show very little change in viscosity during cooking or cooling and are useful e.g. as films and foils for packaging (replacement for petroleum-based polymers), for encapsulation of vitamins, flavourings, pharmaceuticals, fertilisers, pesticides etc. and as chiral material for enantiomeric separation. (III) are used as primers, probes and as (II) (i.e. to encode antisense RNA).    (US2001007155-A1)      New nucleic acid (I) encoding a protein (P), present in plant cells in both soluble form and bound to starch granules, (a) encodes a 1464 amino acid (aa) of (P) reproduced in the specification; (b) includes the coding region of a 4856 bp sequence reproduced in the specification; (c) can hybridise with (a) or (b); (d) is degenerate, within the genetic code, with (a)-(c) or (e) is a fragment, deriv. or allelic variant of (a)-(d).    Also claimed are: (1) DNA (II) encoding RNA that is antisense to a (I) transcript, has ribozyme activity on this transcript or which when expressed in a plant cell reduces expression of (I) by a co-suppressant effect; (2) nucleic acid fragments (III) of at least 15 nucleotides that hybridise specifically with (I); (3) plants contg. cells contg. (I) or (II); and (4) starch obtained from these plants.    USE -   Host cells contg. (I) are used to produce (P) which is an enzyme that, when expressed in E. coli, causes increased level of phosphorylation of glycogen. Generally, the transgenic plants produce starch with altered chemical or physical properties, esp. altered viscosity, level of phosphorylation and/or reduced release of reducing sugars at low temp. In particular, potato tubers from plants in which (P) expression is inhibited have reduced sweetening after exposure to cold. Starches from plants with inhibited expression of (P) show very little change in viscosity during cooking or cooling and are useful e.g. as films and foils for packaging (replacement for petroleum-based polymers), for encapsulation of vitamins, flavourings, pharmaceuticals, fertilisers, pesticides etc. and as chiral material for enantiomeric separation. (III) are used as primers, probes and as (II) (i.e. to encode antisense RNA).