The present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules which encode a
protein with the activity of a potato .alpha.-glucosidase and to processes
for the generation of transgenic plant cells and plants which synthesize a
modified starch. Moreover, the present invention relates to vectors and
host cells comprising the nucleic acid molecules according to the
invention, to the plant cells and plants originating from the processes
according to the invention, to the starch synthesized by the plant cells
and plants according to the invention, and to processes for the production
of this starch.
