Introduction of sense and antisense cDNA for branching enzyme in the amylose-free potato mutant leads to physico-chemical changes in the starch

Planta

Volumn 198, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 340-347

  Flipse, E ^a   Suurs, L ^a   Keetels, C J A M ^a   Kossmann, J ^b   Jacobsen, E ^a   Visser, R G F ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Inst F Genbiologische Forschung   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antisense inhibition; Branching enzyme (potato); Co suppression (gene activity); Gene activity (branching enzyme); Solanum (branching enzyme); Starch physico chemical properties

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0030063579     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00620049     Document Type: Article

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