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Antibody jabs for plant enzymes

Nature Biotechnology volume 21, pages 35–36 (2003)Cite this article

Potatoes expressing single-domain antibodies in their plastids inhibit a starch-branching enzyme and produce high-amylose starch.

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Figure 1: Strategies to neutralize cellular functions in planta.

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    Udo Conrad & Uwe Sonnewald

  2. Molecular Cell Biology Department at the Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research Gatersleben, Corrensstrasse 3, Gatersleben, D-06466, Germany

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