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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2003
Applicants:
Jens Kossmann, Berlin, DE;
Thomas Welsh, Berlin, DE;
Martin Quanz, Berlin, DE;
Karola Knuth, Berlin, DE;
Inventors:
Jens Kossmann, Berlin, DE;
Thomas Welsh, Berlin, DE;
Martin Quanz, Berlin, DE;
Karola Knuth, Berlin, DE;
Assignee:
Bayer Bioscience GmbH, Potsdam, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Nucleic acid molecules encoding an alternansucrase are provided. Moreover, vectors, host cells and plant cells transformed by the herein-described nucleic acid molecules and plants containing them are provided. Furthermore, methods are described for preparing transgenic plants which synthesize the carbohydrate alternan, because of the insertion of nucleic acid molecules encoding an alternansucrase. Moreover, methods for preparing alternan and products resulting from them are provided.