AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL VENTURES LIMITED;COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION
发明人:
LI, ZHONGYI,MORELL, MATTHEW KENNEDY
申请号：
SG2012006441
公开号：
SG178164A1
申请日:
2010.07.30
申请国别(地区):
SG
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要：
The invention provides barley grain comprising a reduced level or activity of starch synthase Ha protein and a starch content of at least 41% (w/w) and methods of producing, identifying and using same. The grain may comprise an amylase content of at least 50 %, a β-glucan content of 5-9 % (w/w) or greater than 9% (w/w), and/or a fructan content of 3- 11 % (w/w). The fructan may comprise a degree of polymerization from about 3 to about 12. For example, the plant and grain comprises a sex6-292 allele and/or an amol mutation. A food or beverage product, and methods of producing a food or beverage product, comprising obtaining or producing the subject grain and processing the grain to produce the product. Also contemplated are methods of improving one or more indicators of health in a mammal comprising administering a composition comprising the subject barley grain or a product comprising same.
