Starch synthesis in the cereal endosperm.

Abstract:

:The pathway of starch synthesis in the cereal endosperm is unique, and requires enzyme isoforms that are not present in other cereal tissues or non-cereal plants. Recent information on the functions of individual enzyme isoforms has provided insight into how the linear chains and branch linkages in cereal starch are synthesized and distributed. Genetic analyses have led to the formulation of models for the roles of de-branching enzymes in cereal starch production, and reveal pleiotropic effects that suggest that certain enzymes may be physically associated. For the first time, tools for global analyses of starch biosynthesis are available for cereal crops, and are heralded by the draft sequence of the rice genome.

journal_name

Curr Opin Plant Biol

authors

James MG,Denyer K,Myers AM

doi

10.1016/s1369-5266(03)00042-6

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2003-06-01 00:00:00

pages

215-22

issue

3

eissn

1369-5266

issn

1879-0356

pii

S1369526603000426

journal_volume

6

pub_type

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