Starch is a complex carbohydrate polymer produced by plants and especially by crops in
huge amounts. It consists of amylose and amylopectin, which have α-1, 4-and α-1, 6-linked …

Starch has been a convenient, economically important polymer with substantial applications
in the food and processing industry. However, native starches present restricted …

Research in the past decade has uncovered new and surprising information about the
pathways of starch synthesis and degradation. This includes the discovery of previously …

Starch is a water-insoluble polymer of glucose synthesized as discrete granules inside the
stroma of plastids in plant cells. Starch reserves provide a source of carbohydrate for …

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

Starch is a vital component of wheat grain and flour, characterized by two distinct granule
types: A-type starch (AS) with granules larger than 10 μm in diameter, and B-type starch (BS) …

Root gravitropism is one of the most important processes allowing plant adaptation to the
land environment. Auxin plays a central role in mediating root gravitropism, but how auxin …

For complex carbohydrates, such as glycogen and starch, various analytical methods and
techniques exist allowing the detailed characterization of these storage carbohydrates. In …

Starch, the major storage carbohydrate in plants, is synthesized in plastids as semi-
crystalline, insoluble granules. Many organs and cell types accumulate starch at some point …

The initiation of starch granule formation and the mechanism controlling the number of
granules per plastid have been some of the most elusive aspects of starch metabolism. This …