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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 10, 1997
Scott E. Nichols, Johnston, IA (US);
Kanwarpal S. Dhugga, Johnston, IA (US);
George W. Singletary, Ankeny, IA (US);
Court A. Saunders, Clive, IA (US);
Derrick Witcher, Fishers, IN (US);
Wesley B. Bruce, Urbandale, IA (US);
Lynne E. Sims, Polk City, IA (US);
Guihua Lu, Urbandale, IA (US);
Gan-Yuan Zhong, Urbandale, IA (US);
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Des Moines, IA (US);
Abstract
Isolated nucleic acid molecules are provided that encode maize UDPGdH variant UDPGdH, and mutant UDPGdH proteins. These nucleic acid molecules can be used to produce transgenic plants having altered quality or quantity of starch. Also provided are vectors capable of expressing such nucleic acid molecules, host cells containing, such vectors, and polypeptides encoded by such nucleic acids.