The present invention relates to plant cells and plants, which are
genetically modified, wherein the genetic modification leads to the
expression in plastids of such plant cells and plants of an enzyme having
the activity of a mutansucrase. Furthermore, the present invention
relates to means and methods for the manufacture of such plant cells and
plants. Plant cells and plants of this type synthesise a modified starch.
The present invention therefore also relates to the starch synthesised by
the plant cells and plants according to the invention as well as to
methods for the manufacture of the starch and to the manufacture of
starch derivatives of this modified starch.