Progress in understanding starch biosynthesis, and the isolation of many of the genes
involved in this process, has enabled the genetic modification of crops in a rational manner …

Bacterial capsules have evolved to be at the forefront of the cell envelope, making them an
essential element of bacterial biology. Efforts to understand the Mycobacterium tuberculosis …

Family GH13, also known as the α-amylase family, is the largest sequence-based family of
glycoside hydrolases and groups together a number of different enzyme activities and …

AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a multisubstrate enzyme activated by increases in
AMP during metabolic stress caused by exercise, hypoxia, lack of cell nutrients [1], as well …

The term “starch-binding domain”(SBD) has been applied to a domain within an amylolytic
enzyme that gave the enzyme the ability to bind onto raw, ie thermally untreated, granular …

Starch‐branching enzymes (SBEs) are one of the four major enzyme classes involved in
starch biosynthesis in plants and algae, and their activities play a crucial role in determining …

Enormous progress has been made in understanding the genetics and biochemistry of
starch synthesis in crop plants. Furthermore, starch remains at the very epicenter of the …

Starch is an abundant, natural, renewable resource, and present as the major storage
carbohydrate in the seeds, roots, or tubers of many important food crops, such as maize …

AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) coordinates cellular metabolism in response to
energy demand as well as to a variety of stimuli. The AMPK β subunit acts as a scaffold for …

Background Manipulation of the amylose-amylopectin ratio in cereal starch has been
identified as a major target for the production of starches with novel functional properties. In …