Monsanto UK Ltd.

Conopco, Inc.

Steve Colliver

Andrew Goldsbrough

Adrianus Johannes Van Tunen

Martine Elisa Verhoeyen

Stephen Glyn Hughes

Shelagh Rachael Muir

A class of wheat SBEII genes, called SBEII-1, can be used to influence properties of starch produced by a plant, including the gelatinization temperature of starch. Such starch is useful, for example, in certain industrial applications for the preparation or processing of foodstuffs such as bakery products. One aspect of the present invention provides a nucleotide sequence encoding the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:7.

Isoforms of starch branching enzyme II (SBE-IIa and SBE-IIb) from wheat

A class of wheat SBEII genes, called SBEII-1, can be used to influence properties of starch produced by a plant, including the gelatinization temperature of the starch. Such a starch is useful, for example, in certain industrial applications for the preparation or processing of foodstuffs such as bakery products.

Isoforms of starch branching enzyme II (SBE-IIA and SBE-IIB) from wheat

The present invention provides a process for increasing the flavonoid content of a plant wherein said process comprises increasing the activity of chalcone synthase and flavonol synthase therein. The invention further relates to novel plants obtainable by the process of the invention and to food products made therefrom.

Process for increasing the flavonoid content of a plant and plants obtainable thereby

A class of wheat SEBII genes, called SBEII-1, can be used to influence properties of starch produced by a plant, including the gelatinisation and/or pasting temperature of the starch. Such a produced starch is useful, for example, in certain industrial applications and the preparation and/or processing of foodstuffs such as bakery products. One aspect of the present invention provides a nucleotide sequence encoding the amino acid sequence shown in FIG. (SEQ ID No: 2).

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