High amylose wheat starch and wheat containing the same
AssigneeNational Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
InventorMakoto Yamamori
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Abstract
Wheat starch of the present invention is obtained from endosperm of a seed of wheat which is modified to lack starch granule protein-1 (SGP-1). The wheat starch has an apparent amylose content of about 35% or more. Wheat flour of the present invention is obtained from endosperm of a seed of wheat which is modified to lack SGP-1. Wheat of the present invention is modified to lack SGP-1. The wheat flour and the wheat comprise wheat starch which has an apparent amylose content of about 35% or more.
Claims6
A method of generating wheat starch with an apparent amylose content of about 35% or more, the method comprising,
- purifying starch from a wheat plant lacking SGP-1 or progeny thereof lacking SGP-1, thereby generating wheat starch with an apparent amylose content of about 35% or more.
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