Barley with increased hydrolytic enzyme activity
AssigneeCarlsberg Breweries A/S
InventorsChristoph Dockter, Pai Rosager Pedas, Søren Knudsen, Ole Olsen, Lucia Marri, Katarzyna Krucewicz, Finn Lok, Toni Wendt, Massimiliano Carciofi, Hanne Thomsen, Magnus Rasmussen
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Abstract
The invention relates to barley plants having a high α-amylase activity. The barley plants of the invention may for example carry a mutation in one or more α-amylase promoters, in the HIRT gene, in the HBL12 gene and/or in the WRKY38 gene. The invention further provides plant products prepared from said barley plants.
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A barley plant or a part thereof, wherein said barley plant carries a mutation in the HvHRT gene resulting in a mutant HvHRT gene encoding a mutant HvHRT protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 2 modified by a W431 stop mutation or a W371 stop mutation, and wherein said part of the barley plant is a kernel, embryo, germinated kernel, leaf, stem, root, flower, milled barley plant, or milled barley kernel.
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