Nucleic acid molecules which encode a branching enzyme from a bacterium of the genus Neisseria, vectors, host cell, plant cells and plants containing said nucleic acid molecules as well as starch obtainable from the plants described are described. Furthermore, an in-vitro method for producing -1,6-branched...http://www.google.com/patents/US6699694?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6699694 - Method for producing 