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Evaluation of altered starch mutants and identification of candidate genes responsible for starch variation in wheat
BackgroundInduction of mutation through chemical mutagenesis is a novel approach for preparing diverse germplasm. Introduction of functional alleles...
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Applications of Starch Debranching Enzymes in Starch Processing
Starch is the most abundant reserve carbohydrate in plants. The starch chain is mainly composed of hundreds of glucose units connected by...
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Dissection of starch composition and physicochemical property in barley shrunken mutants
In this study, the starch composition and physicochemical properties were determined in 47 barley accessions with varying mutant types including...
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Recombinant Expression of Starch Debranching Enzymes in Escherichia coli
Starch debranching enzymes have been recombinantly expressed in Escherichia coli, which has the advantages of a clear genetic background, simple...
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Genetic evidence for functions of Chloroplast CA in Pyropia yezoensis: decreased CCM but increased starch accumulation
In response to the changing intertidal environment, intertidal macroalgae have evolved complicated Ci utilization mechanisms. However, our knowledge...
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Effects of Various Allelic Combinations of Starch Biosynthetic Genes on the Properties of Endosperm Starch in Rice
Rice endosperm accumulates large amounts of photosynthetic products as insoluble starch within amyloplasts by properly arranging structured, highly...
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Unlocking the Potential of Resistant Starch: A Genetic Perspective on Enhancing Human Health
The chapter delves into the genetic aspects of resistant starch and its potential impact on human health. Resistant starch is a type of dietary fiber...
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Effects of the different waxy proteins on starch biosynthesis, starch physicochemical properties and Chinese noodle quality in wheat
Noodles are an important food in Asia. Wheat starch is the most important component in Chinese noodles. Loss of the waxy genes leads to lower...
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Mechanistic insights into granule-bound starch synthase I (GBSSI.L539P) allele in high amylose starch biosynthesis in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
Amylose fraction of grain starch is correlated with a type of resistant starch with better nutritional quality. Granule-bound starch synthase I...
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Endosperm starch in rice: what influences its structure, properties, and biosynthesis
Rice grain starch is an essential component of grain quality and includes four aspects: grain appearance, milling quality, nutritional quality, and...
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Molecular Regulation of Starch Metabolism
Starch is the main storage carbohydrate in plants. Thus, when photosynthesis is inactive, plants are sprouting, and seeds are germinating, starch...
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Exploring the phosphorus–starch content balance mechanisms in maize grains using GWAS population and transcriptome data
Examining the connection between P and starch-related signals can help elucidate the balance between nutrients and yield. This study utilized 307...
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Sucrose synthases are not involved in starch synthesis in Arabidopsis leaves
Many plants accumulate transitory starch reserves in their leaves during the day to buffer their carbohydrate supply against fluctuating light...
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A guide to barley mutants
BackgroundMutants have had a fundamental impact upon scientific and applied genetics. They have paved the way for the molecular and genomic era, and...
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Recent finding on sucrose synthase research: not the only key for starch and cellulose synthesis
Sucrose synthase (SUS), an enzyme that breaks down sucrose, is known to play an important role in the production of UDP-glucose and ADP-glucose. An...
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Enhanced Lipid Productivity in Low-Starch Mutant of Monoraphidium sp. for Biodiesel Production
Starch and lipids are two major carbon storage compounds in algal cells. Theoretically, switching the carbon flow from starch to lipid synthesis may...
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Regulation of fungal raw-starch-degrading enzyme production depends on transcription factor phosphorylation and recruitment of the Mediator complex
Filamentous fungus can produce raw-starch-degrading enzyme (RSDE) that efficiently degrades raw starch below starch gelatinization temperature....
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Variability for kernel starch components in Indian maize germplasm and identification of polymorphic molecular marker for selected waxy maize genotypes
Maize starch and especially kernel amylose and amylopectin possess immense potential in industrial applications and the health sector. The Indian...
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Sequence, Structure, and Engineering of Microbial Starch Debranching Enzymes
Starch dedifferentiating enzymes (SDBEs) belong mainly to the glycoside hydrolase (GH) family 13 and 57, except for type II pullulanases of GH57,...
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The Ruminococcus bromii amylosome protein Sas6 binds single and double helical α-glucan structures in starch
Resistant starch is a prebiotic accessed by gut bacteria with specialized amylases and starch-binding proteins. The human gut symbiont Ruminococcus...
