Starch-rich crops form the basis of our nutrition, but plants have still to yield all their secrets
as to how they make this vital substance. Great progress has been made by studying both …

Plants, green algae, and cyanobacteria synthesize storage polysaccharides by a similar
ADPglucose-based pathway. Plant starch metabolism can be distinguished from that of …

A comprehensive analysis of the transcript levels of genes which encode starch-synthesis
enzymes is fundamental for the assessment of the function of each enzyme and the …

Protein phosphorylation in amyloplasts and chloroplasts of Triticum aestivum (wheat) was
investigated after the incubation of intact plastids with γ-32P-ATP. Among the soluble …

Cereal starch production forms the basis of subsistence for much of the world's human and
domesticated animal populations. Starch concentration and composition in the maize (Zea …

Starch is synthesized in semi-crystalline granular structures. Starches of different botanical
origins possess different granular sizes, morphology, polymorphism and enzyme …

Abstract The maize dull1 (du1) gene is a determinant of the structure of endosperm starch,
and du1–mutations affect the activity of two enzymes involved in starch biosynthesis, starch …

Studies of waxy mutations in wheat and other cereals have shown that null mutations in
genes encoding granule-bound starch synthase I (GBSSI) result in amylose-free starch in …

Starch is globally important as a source of food and, in addition, has a wide range of
industrial applications. Much of this agriculturally produced starch is synthesized in …

The starch-rich endosperms of the Poaceae, which includes wild grasses and their
domesticated descendents the cereals, have provided humankind and their livestock with …